- Categories:1980s, Vintage advertisem*nts, Vintage Christmas, Vintage dessert recipes,
- By The Click Americana Team
- Added or last updatedDecember 3, 2018
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Christmas candy: Opera nut creams & crystallized nuts recipes
This Christmas, give a gift that won’t last.
Opera nut creams recipe
Directions
2 cups C and H Granulated Sugar
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 package (6 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate pieces, melted
Ingredients
Combine sugar, cream, milk, corn syrup and salt in a 4-quart saucepan. Mix well. Bring Mt boil on medium heat. Place thermometer in mixture and cook to 236 degrees (soft ball stage). Remove from heat and cool to 110 degrees (lukewarm) without stirring.
Beat in vanilla until mixture loses its gloss. Add nuts. Spoon into buttered 8-inch square pan. Cool to firm. Spread chocolate over top. Cool until firm and cut in squares. Garnish as desired with nuts, fruits.
Makes about 50 pieces, or 2 pounds
Crystallized nuts candy recipe
Directions
1-1/4 cups C and H Golden Brown Sugar, packed
1/4 cup cream
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups whole almonds
Ingredients
Combine sugar, cream, butter, cinnamon and salt in 2-quart saucepan. Mix well. Bring to boil over medium heat. Place thermometer in mixture. Continue cooking to 244 degrees (firm ball stage), stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and nuts. Continue stirring until candy grains on nuts. Spread on cookie sheet to cool. Makes about 1-1/4 pounds.
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- Categories: 1980s, Vintage advertisem*nts, Vintage Christmas, Vintage dessert recipes,
- Tags: 1980, 1980s christmas, 1981, 1982, candies, candy, chocolate chips, christmas, christmas recipes, recipes, Vintage chocolate, vintage christmas candy recipes, vintage christmas desserts, walnuts
- Added or last updatedDecember 3, 2018
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