Dessert
Hoarhound candy (made from fresh leaves)
A page-cited historical dessert recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.
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- strain this, and put a quarter of a cupful of it over the fire with a pound of brown sugar and a very little water.
- Cook until a little dropped in cold water is brittle.
- Add a tablespoonful of vinegar, boil up once and turn into greased tins.
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Make a strong solution of hoarhound leaves; strain this, and put a quarter of a cupful of it over the fire with a pound of brown sugar and a very little water. Cook until a little dropped in cold water is brittle. Add a tablespoonful of vinegar, boil up once and turn into greased tins.
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