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Mexican Caramels

A historical recipe from Stevenson Memorial Cook Book, by Hurlbut, William D., Mrs. (1919).

A historical recipe

Stevenson Memorial Cook Book, by Hurlbut, William D., Mrs. (1919). Project Gutenberg eBook #31102.

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

Source and licence

From Stevenson Memorial Cook Book, by Hurlbut, William D., Mrs. (1919). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #31102 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31102). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. One cup granulated sugar;
  2. one large cup milk or cream;
  3. one-fourth teaspoonful soda.
  4. Caramel the sugar and add soda to milk warmed;
  5. after caramel is dissolved add two cups of brown sugar;
  6. do not let boil until sugar is thoroughly dissolved;
  7. then boil until it hardens when dropped in cold water.
  8. Add cup of nut meats.