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Old Fashioned Molasses Candy

Old Fashioned Molasses Candy Ingredients: butter, without salt sugars, granulated syrups, corn, light vinegar, cider molasses leavening agents, baking soda Directions: Butter a jelly roll pan.set aside. In a heavy pan...

Old Fashioned Molasses Candy

Ingredients:
butter, without salt
sugars, granulated
syrups, corn, light
vinegar, cider
molasses
leavening agents, baking soda

Directions:
Butter a jelly roll pan.set aside.
In a heavy pan, combine sugar,corn syrup and vinegar.
Cook over low heat till sugar is dissolved, stirring frequently, increase heat to medium.
cook until candy thermometer reads 245* stirring occasionally.
Add molasses and remaining butter (2 tbls) and cook, uncovered, until 260*, stirring occasionally --
Remove from heat and add baking soda, beat well.
Pour into prepared pan.let stand 5 minutes or cool enough to handle.
Butter fingers, pull until candy is firm but pliable.
Color will be light tan.
When candy is ready for cutting, pull into a 1/2" rope.
cut in 1" pieces and wrap in waxed paper or colored candy wrappers.