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A historical recipe from Aunt Caroline's Dixieland recipes, by Emma McKinney, William McKinney (1922).

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A historical recipe

Aunt Caroline's Dixieland recipes, by Emma McKinney, William McKinney (1922). Project Gutenberg eBook #71119.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

United States This recipe is known as American, but other nations also prepare similar recipes.

Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Aunt Caroline's Dixieland recipes, by Emma McKinney, William McKinney (1922). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #71119 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71119). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. Two cups of white sugar
  2. One-half cup of milk
  3. One cup of grated cocoanut
  4. One teaspoonful of vanilla

Method

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  4. COCOANUT CANDY Two cups of white sugar, One-half cup of milk, One cup of grated cocoanut, One teaspoonful of vanilla, Butter the size of an egg.
  5. Put sugar, milk and butter on to cook.
  6. Let it cook until it will form a soft ball when tried in cold water.
  7. Add vanilla, remove from stove, and beat in the cocoanut until it becomes creamy.
  8. Pour into buttered plates and cut into squares when cold.

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