I read that Nutswmn does, but anyone else? That has been one of my passions for oh... 17 years now. I make fudge, pralines and a variety of caramels.

:D :D :D I don't make candy, but I'm very good at eating it. :D :D :D

I made pistachio fudge the other night for Xmas for my fiance's family. I am about to go downstairs tonight and make truffles for another one of my friends, and prolly sometime this week, I'm going to make peppermint bark for another friend. I love candymaking, especially if there's chocolate in it! :) I'm really proud of myself for the fudge, because when I was younger, I didn't have the patience for it, and I did'nt let the sugar dissolve, and it ended up very gritty. This time my fudge came out smooooth. :) I'd like to try my hand at sugared fruit and flowers soon, and also peanut brittle... what other kinds of candy are there to make? Oh, I also want to try cherry cordials! I think I could do that pretty well.

Peanut brittle is so great. It's easy and it tastes wonderful.

Is your fudge the soft kind? I make fudge that is called "old fashioned" in my cookbook and no one else has ever heard of it. It gets pretty hard after it cools. Usually fudge has jet puff or something in it I guess, to keep it squishy :D . Pistachio fudge sounds really good. My Dad always wants fudge with salted peanuts in it.

Yeah, I think it's the soft kind... I didn't know there were other kinds. I don't know what jet puff is, but my fudge was condensed milk (which I tasted a bit of off the lid of for nutswmn... ;) ) sugar, butter, and chocolate. I like the flavor the condensed milk gave it.

I love making candies, pralines, caramels too. Usually my christmas present for my grandparents are some self- made pralines :-)

You're making me hungry here!

I don't make candy per se, but I'm really good at pouring chocolate into moulds :rolleyes: I just ordered a mermaid mould and a book mould from ebay and I've got a huge hunk of Vahlrona orange milk chocolate waiting to go in them. It's nothing like what you folks do, but it makes fun gifts.

E.- traditionally at Christmas and for their birthdays I make my Mom pralines and my Dad fudge.

I think I'm gonna have to stop reading this thread! I thought I was sick of candy after Christmas, but now... :P

I think I'm gonna have to stop reading this thread! I thought I was sick of candy after Christmas, but now... :P

:D :D :D

I wish I could make Divinity like my grandmother. I tried to make it a few times, it never comes out like hers. :(

Divinity is really dependent upon temperature and humidity. Could that be what's wrong?

I've never actually made it, but I watched my Mom a lot when I was little. Seemed like it worked about 50% of the time.

Yeah, she told me not to try making it on a humid day or it wouldn't set up. I also used a candy thermometer, but she used a cup of water to check the hard ball stage, and I'm thinking her test was probably more accurate... :?

She used to make me a batch with NO nuts. :)

I used the water test for years, and then I finally got a candy thermometer. I was so excited, but I don't think it works as well. I've gone back to using my trusty teacup.

Besides, the water test means I get to eat the extra :D

I make truffles, fudge, peanut brittle, chocolate cups with liquor in them too, but couldn't find the recipe again for this Christmas.... :(


I used the water test for years, and then I finally got a candy thermometer. I was so excited, but I don't think it works as well. I've gone back to using my trusty teacup.

Besides, the water test means I get to eat the extra


LOL! I use the water test - I have a thermometer, but it never seems to fit the pan I'm trying to use.

Gren

My two batches of divinity yielded me a 50% success ratio. One batch was heavenly; the second batch was....well, like soft salt-water taffy. I pulled it and just ate it that way. Must've been the humidity.

I have a candy thermometer, but it takes so LONG to get it up to temp. I get a softball WAY before the THERMOMETER says it's hot enough. The few times I've made fudge with the thermometer, it's not turned out right; the syrup was cooked too long. Maybe I oughtta use a stem thermometer rather than the candy one. But I, like Lexy and the others, prefer to eat the little globs at the bottom of the teacup of cold water. The BEST is the syrups made with milk. Yummmmmmmy! I haven't made fudge this holiday season. Maybe I need to. Gren, wanna make some really crappy divinity with me?

Gren, wanna make some really crappy divinity with me?

As long as I get to eat the sugar blobs from the teacup! LOL!!!

Bein from the humid south, I might not be much help......

Gren

I loved making candy as a kid but only taffy worked for me. Then my thermometer broke and it ended my candy making for a looong time. Then I found out you can get them at walmart so I started making it again. Toffee is sooooo good with chocolate on it! Yum yum yum.

Bonnie

I love making toffee, haystacks, butterscotch/chocolate fudge :heartbeat: (my personal favorite), peanut butter/chocolate fudge and plain old chocolate fudge. I tried peanut butter cups once but I wasn't impressed with that particular recipe.

I'm dying to try my hand at making candies you can find in the store. Stuff like peppermint patties, peanut butter cups, and filled hard candies... or just plain ones to start out with, I guess. I found some recipes, now I just gotta find some time to make them in! :)

i started making cookies for christmas like everyone else and decided i wanted to do something different 2 years ago and made truffles... 6 different kinds (2 white, 2 milk, and 2 dark). they won't let me stop now. i have been threatened with bodily harm if i do not produce them for next year too. :brickwall: i guess that's a compliment :)

Love truffles.....how about sharing a recipe for the white chocolate?


TIA