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The hoildays are coming up and I will share with you the greatest candy recipe in the world. My Granny said so. And so does everyone else that has ever tasted it. If you like Almond Roca, this stuff blows it away. It's real simple. Big heavy duty pot. A single patch goes as follows: 1/2 pound butter; 1/2 pound IMPERIAL MARGARINE (the secret ingredient); 2 cups sugar; 1 cup water. It's a good idea to pre-melt the but-marg. You have to know your stove real well because you will come close to burning it to make it right. Combine all the ingreds and bring to a boil. Now comes the hard part. You have to constantly stir this stuff. It takes from 20 to 30 minutes to get it cooked. You may have to regulate the heat to get a nice hot boil without burning it too soon. The mixture will go from yellow to tan to brown and then to a very dark brown. The trick is to watch it bubble like lava and get a slight wiff of smoke. Get it off the heat. It's done. Have a buttered cookie sheet ready. If you want to add nuts, do it just before you are ready to pour it out. Lightly roasted pecans or diced almonds work well. Pour. Let cool and cover it with melted chocolate. It's great stuff.
DO NOT USE A PLASTIC SPOON. Trust me, I know.
DO NOT USE A PLASTIC SPOON. Trust me, I know.
Thanks, Fett!
45 years ago, my Granny had 3 pounds of this stuff sell for $150 at a church auction. She would coat both sides with choc and crushed walnuts. We grew up on this stuff. I thought it was her secret recipe, but I learned later that she got it out of a magazine.:ROTF: :ROTF: :ROTF: The bitch.
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