Maple

Maple Candy

Name: Maple Candy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup maple sugar; 1 cup light brown sugar; ¼ cup corn syrup; ¾ cup water; ¾ cup chopped raisins; ¾ cup walnut meats; 4 drops vanilla; ½ teaspoon cream of tartar; 2 egg whites

Aida Boyer McAnn — The New Brunswick Cook Book (1938)

Prep10 min

Cook20 min

Total30 min

A soft, beaten maple candy made from maple sugar and light brown sugar cooked with corn syrup, then poured over stiff egg whites — studded with raisins and walnuts and dropped in pieces on waxed paper.

Source: Aida Boyer McAnn — The New Brunswick Cook Book (1938)

Ingredients

1 cup maple sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
¼ cup corn syrup
¾ cup water
¾ cup chopped raisins
¾ cup walnut meats
4 drops vanilla
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
2 egg whites

Instructions

Place the sugars, water, corn syrup, and cream of tartar in a saucepan and boil for a few moments. Add the chopped nuts and raisins.
Continue boiling until a soft ball is formed when a bit of the mixture is dropped in cold water.
Flavor with vanilla and pour over the stiffly beaten egg whites. Beat until light.
Drop from a spoon on waxed paper, placing a raisin on top of each piece.

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