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Title

Pulling Candy

Subject

sugar

molasses

water

vinegar

cream of tartar

butter

baking soda

Description

Pulling Candy

1 ½ pounds sugar
½ pint molasses, (Brer Rabbit Gold label)
½ pint water
¼ cup vinegar
Put in kettle & heat. When
boiling, add ½ tsp. cream tartar.
Boil until it crisps in cold
water. Stir when almost done,

Back:
add ¼ pound butter, ¼ teaspoon
soda. Cool on buttered large cookie sheet
and pull- Note- This all
takes between 1½ and 2 hours.

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# Pulling Candy

## Ingredients

- 1 1/2 pounds sugar
- 1/2 pint molasses (Brer Rabbit Gold label)
- 1/2 pint water
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/4 pound butter
- 1/4 tsp baking soda

## Instructions

1. Combine sugar, molasses, water, and vinegar in a kettle and heat.
2. When boiling, add cream of tartar.
3. Boil until mixture crisps in cold water (Soft crack stage — 270–290°F)
4. Stir when almost done, then add butter and baking soda.
5. Cool on a buttered large cookie sheet.
6. Pull candy until done. Note: This all takes between 1 1/2 and 2 hours.

Creator

Paula Guffey

Source

RCA0003 - VTG LG Wood Recipe Box Dove Tail w/Metal Hinges Full Of Recipes & Handwritten (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Handwritten recipe card

Identifier

RCA0003-20260513-0100

Coverage

Indiana, US