Ginger Candy

[donna]

Ginger Candy Recipe

Boil a pound of clarified sugar until, upon taking out a drop of it on a piece of stick, it will become brittle when cold. Mix and stir up with it, for a common article, about a teaspoonful of ground ginger; if for a superior article, instead of ground ginger add half of an egg, beaten up previously with fine sifted loaf sugar, and twenty drops of strong essence of ginger.

From: Compendium of Cookery dated 1890.

 

[donna]

With the Holidays upon us, thought bring this old candy recipe up. This a candy one can make and give for Christmas.

 

[nitrofd]

Ginger candy is good stuff.

 

[Northern Light]

Ginger Candy Recipe

Boil a pound of clarified sugar until, upon taking out a drop of it on a piece of stick, it will become brittle when cold. Mix and stir up with it, for a common article, about a teaspoonful of ground ginger; if for a superior article, instead of ground ginger add half of an egg, beaten up previously with fine sifted loaf sugar, and twenty drops of strong essence of ginger.

From: Compendium of Cookery dated 1890.

Piece of stick??? Got to love these old recipes. Anything with ginger is good, even on a stick.

 

[diane]

There's a little candy shop here sells hard ginger candies - sounds like this recipe. They are hot and very good! I sometimes use them like cough drops - ginger tends to warm up the throat.

 

[donna]

Since posted on ginger pudding, thought bring ginger candy back up. It is so good.

 

[Rebforever]

There is a company down in the Carolinas call Blendheim that makes hot Ginger Ale. One mild and one hot enough to make ones ears smoke!
I get a couple of cartons now and then to sip on. I won't drink a whole lot at one time!

 

[CSA Today]

There is a company down in the Carolinas call Blendheim that makes hot Ginger Ale. One mild and one hot enough to make ones ears smoke!
I get a couple of cartons now and then to sip on. I won't drink a whole lot at one time!

A local remedy for a bad cold and chest congestion.