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Molasses-on-Snow Candy

February 3, 2011 - By Jen

The fresh snow gave us the perfect opportunity to make a favorite treat of Mary and Laura Ingalls–molasses-on-snow candy.  Here’s how we made it:

1)  We mixed one cup molasses and one cup brown sugar in a large cast iron pot.  We then boiled it until the mixture reached the “hard crack” stage–300 degrees F.

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I didn’t get a picture of the mixture boiling, because my hands were full as I stirred constantly and held the thermometer.

2)  Kayla scooped fresh, clean snow in two 9 x 13 pans.  We then dribbled spoonfuls of syrup onto the snow.

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3)  Once the syrup was hard, we lifted it off the snow and set the candy on wax paper.

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4)  Time to eaat–if you dare!  We’re not huge fans of molasses around here, and it’s also slightly possible that the molasses mixture began to burn while I was cooking it (though I never let it get above 300 degrees).  The girls sort of liked it, but I tried it and thought it was horrible.  The smell drove Aaron nuts, but overall we had fun experiencing life as Mary and Laura did.

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Filed Under: Cooking, Kayla, Madeline

Comments

  1. Grandma Mayes says

    February 3, 2011 at 11:35 pm

    It looks like the girls had fun experiencing the treat from the “olden days”.

    Reply
  2. Leslie says

    February 5, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    Uh…looks really fun but looks like it would break your teeth LOL 🙂

    Reply

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