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ARTraveler
11-15-2007, 05:55 PM
Okay, this is a long shot, but have any of you ever heard of this? My sister brought home the recipe 35+ years ago at Christmas and we made it. The candy was good, the devil to make and I quite honestly don't know what happened to the recipe. I never saw it again in Mom's recipe files and my sister probably threw it away. Being a teenager at the time I never thought to make a copy of it.
If any one has this, please post or pm me with it.
Thanks,
wrp96
11-15-2007, 06:04 PM
I did a google search
INGREDIENTS:
6 cups white sugar, divided
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 pounds pecan halves or
pieces
DIRECTIONS:
1.Butter a 9x13 inch dish and a medium, heavy saucepan.2.In the buttered saucepan, combine 4 cups sugar and the cream. Have ready.3.In a large heavy skillet over medium heat, pour the remaining 2 cups sugar. Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar begins to melt. Place the saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally. Continue to cook and stir the sugar in the skillet until it is completely melted and light brown. Pour the melted sugar very slowly, in a thin stream, into the lightly simmering cream, stirring constantly (This step may take five minutes, and works best if someone strong pours the melted sugar v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y.)4.Heat now, without stirring, to 242 to 248 degrees F (116 to 120 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a firm but pliable ball. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda (mixture will foam). Drop the butter into the foaming mixture and let rest without stirring 30 minutes.5.Stir in the vanilla with a wooden spoon and continue to stir vigorously until mixture loses its gloss, 10 to 15 minutes. Then fold in pecans and quickly turn candy into the prepared 9x13 inch dish. Let cool until just warm and cut in 1 inch pieces.
ARTraveler
11-16-2007, 11:41 AM
Oh, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!!!!
I may just try to make this again, as many I've told about it thought I was crazy. Which, of course, I am!
AB
wrp96
11-16-2007, 04:08 PM
Since I googled it for you, are you going to share some with me?:D
This it?
http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/16595/aunt-bill's-brown-candy.html
ARTraveler
11-16-2007, 04:35 PM
Lynn - wrp beat you to it with the exact same recipe. However, the photo on the one you have is definately not Aunt Bill's Brown candy. I detect some chocolate on that photo!
Here's the offer - anyone who wants to come and help make it will be welcome to the end results - if our arms don't wear out first. When my sister and I made this, we ended up hauling in our brother to help with the beating part. Even his arms got tired!
This will be an after Christmas project. We're not getting back from the cruise until December 23rd, so I'm not planning any projects until after then. Maybe a New Years thing???:D
wrp96
11-16-2007, 04:40 PM
Lynn - wrp beat you to it with the exact same recipe. However, the photo on the one you have is definately not Aunt Bill's Brown candy. I detect some chocolate on that photo!
Here's the offer - anyone who wants to come and help make it will be welcome to the end results - if our arms don't wear out first. When my sister and I made this, we ended up hauling in our brother to help with the beating part. Even his arms got tired!
This will be an after Christmas project. We're not getting back from the cruise until December 23rd, so I'm not planning any projects until after then. Maybe a New Years thing???:D
New Year's sounds cool. I have to work New Years Eve but don't have any plans for that day or New Years Day.:D
What cruise are you going on? Can I come over and sneak into your suitcase?
Take a look thru these google hits, see if one stirs a memory.....
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=aunt+bill%27s+brown+candy&btnG=Search
I tried and tried to edit that original post to change the recipe and include the search results, it just would not do it.