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Old-Fashioned Molasses Candy

By: Laurie Pester  
"This hard candy was always the first thing to sell out at fundraisers we held back when I was in high school. I still make the melt-in-your-mouth morsels every Christmas."

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Prep Time:
25 Min
Ready In:
25 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons butter (no substitutes), softened, divided
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup light corn syrup
  • 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
  • 3/4 cup molasses
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

  1. Grease a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. pan with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and vinegar. Cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring frequently. Increase heat to medium; cook until a candy thermometer reads 245 degrees F (firm-ball stage), stirring occasionally. Add molasses and remaining butter. Cook, uncovered, until a candy thermometer reads 260 degrees F (hard-ball stage), stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Add baking soda; beat well.
  2. Pour into prepared pan. Let stand for 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Butter fingers; quickly pull candy until firm by pliable (color will be light tan). When candy is ready for cutting, pull into a 1/2-in. rope. Cut into 1-in. pieces. Wrap each in waxed paper or colored candy wrappers.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 3, 2007 by Sar 
My husband said that they taste like his aunt's popcorn balls, but with out the popcorn.... MORE

 
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