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Honey Taffy

Boil honey, salt, and sugar to hard ball stage (265 – 270 F). Add butter. Pour into well-buttered pan. Cool. Pull until white and porous. Cut in 1-inch pieces. Hazel Anderson, Meeker, CO.

Chocolate-dipped Strawmberries

Spread strawberries on a working surface with wax-paper-covered tray nearby. You will also need one or two bamboo skewers or other picks. In the top of a double boiler over hot water, melt the chocolate with the cooking oil, stirring to mix thoroughly. (The cooking oil will add a beautiful shine to the completed sweet.) […]

Giant Peanut Butter Cups

In large mixing bowl, combine butter, icing sugar, peanut butter, pecans, and vanilla; mix well. Melt chocolate chops and paraffin in top of a double boiler over low heat. Lightly greese four 4 1/2″ or two 8″ tart pans with removable bottoms. Spread a thin layer of melted chocolate on the bottom and sides of […]

Peanut, Raisin And Chocolate Clusters

Beat egg white till frothy, add sugar gradually; continue beating till light. Stir in raisins, peanuts and chocolate chips. Place in mounds on cookie sheet lined with parchment (or buttered and floured). Bake in preheated 375F oven 8 to 10 minutes or till browned. Cool. Makes: 24 candies

Log Roll

Mix sugar, syrup, milk and butter in pan. Cook to firm-ball stage. Set aside to cool, then add vanilla and beat until firm. shape in rolls about 1 1/2 inch through, and in length easy to roll (like a candy bar). When cold, dip in chocolate which has been melted over hot water. Roll in […]

Turtles #2

Put wax paper on baking sheet. Arrange nuts in clusters of 4 and place 1″ apart. Melt caramels and margarine. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla til thoroughly mixed.. Drop by teaspoons into center of cluster touching all 4 pecans to hold together. Cool. Melt chocolate and shortening. Spread over caramels. Makes 18.

White Chocolate Truffles

1. Melt white chocolate with whipping cream in heavy, medium saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Whisk in liquer and zest until blended. Pour into pie pan. Refrigerate until mixture is fudgy, but soft, about 2 hours., 2. Shape about 1 tablespoon of the mixture into 1 1/4 inch balls. To shape, roll mixture in […]

Black Bean Chili Over Sweet Potatoes

Preheat oven to 400. Place sweet potatoes in baking dish. Pierce potatoes with fork and bake until tender, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced bell pepper and chopped onions and saute until golden, about 10 minutes. Add minced garlic and stir mixture 2 […]

Candied Peels

Cut oranges in half lengthwise & remove fruit. Cut peels into strips. Cook peels in 8 C. boiling water for 15 min. Drain & repeat. In same pot, cook sugar, syrup, & 1-1/2 C. water over high heat until sugar is dissolved. Add gelatin & peels & simmer for 20 min. Remove from heat. On […]

Bernies Fudge

COMBINE BUTTER, SUGAR AND MILK IN A LARGE PAN AND STIR UNTIL DISSOLVED. STIR A FEW TIMES UNTIL IT COMES TO A BOIL. COVER AND LET BOIL FOR FIVE MINUTES WITHOUT STIRRING. REMOVE FROM HEAT. ADD MARSHMALLOWS AND STIR UNTIL DISSOLVED. ADD CHOCOLATES, ONE AT A TIME UNTIL MELTED. ADD VANILLA EXTRACT AND NUTS. POUR […]

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