Peanut Butter Eggs

Three cards, two recipes, one delicious treat. They appear to be pretty easy – just mix the stuff together and shape into egg shapes. However I think they would be better if once they were finished they were dipped in chocolate. Peanut Butter Eggs #s 1 & 2 1 lb box xxx sugar 3/4 c … Continue reading

Fudge

  Here is another fudge recipe. Candy making is an old and wonderful art form, something I do not excel at, unfortunately.  This recipe in particular reminds us that candy making originated as a hands-on process. The recipe indicates that it should be stirred for some undefined amount of time, which when you think about … Continue reading

Velvet Fudge

Oh my. This sounds decadent and delicious. I am not much of a candy maker but I might just try this recipe because it sounds so darn good. It might also be a fun project for kids, since kids often like to get their hands all messy. The challenge might just be keeping little ones … Continue reading

Cocoa-nut Ice Tablet

This recipe is for a coconut candy that appears to be quite easy. Of course, I have no idea what quantity of coconut you would need, but might it be fun to get a coconut and grate it just to find out? It’s a rather labor intensive process, even if it is pretty easy. I … Continue reading

Puffed Rice (Elda Hartman)

I have never seen a recipe for puffed rice, and this one is sketchy on the information at best. You will also notice that it doesn’t mention rice or puffed rice in the ingredients. The closest recipe I could find in my research was for a puffed rice candy from 1920. Based on similar ingredients, … Continue reading