~ 1930s Candy Recipes!! ~

LuvMySoldier · **~ 1930s Candy Recipes!! ~**

I collect old books of all kinds, and I was just looking through an old box of them when I came upon this booklet called (simply) "Candy Recipes", published by Frederic J. Haskin, Distributed by The Cincinnati Enquirer....
.......Copyright 1935 !!

Among the most INTERESTING recipes in this booklet are:

- how make your own marshmellows
- Halloween Lollipop Goblins
- something called "Baby Cream", which involves pouring the mixture out onto a marble slab (Don't see that mentioned much anymore!)
- AppleJack (which is just boiled apple cider and sugar)
- Marizipan Carrots (which don't include carrots at all...)
- Candied Mint and Rose Leaves (wow!)
- Rosy Foam (includes raspberry extract!!)
- Sour Cream Candy
- Chocolate Oyseterettes (Oyster crackers dipped in chocolate!!)
- Citron Paste (fresh citron and rose water!!)
- VINEGAR CANDY!! (Sugar, butter, and vinegar!)
- Ice Cream Candy
- After-Dinner Mints
- TONS of different fudge recipes, such as "Popcorn Fudge", and "Smith College" fudge!!
- ...and then there are 4 recipes for medicated candies such as "Cough Candy", "Cough Drops", "Licorice Gum Squares", and "Horehound Candy".

Most of these recipes can be made with ingrediants that can be found in your kitchen right now - with maybe the exception of the medicated candies, and a few others.

The "Cough Candy" recipe calls for slippery-elm bark (1 cup) - that's the only ingrediant out of the ordinary there. And the "Cough Drop" recipe calls for horehound herb and powdered tartaric acid - not sure what that last one is. The "Licorice Gum Squares" call for 2 oz. of licorice bar, and the "Horehound Candy" calls for "3/4 square inch pressed horehound. I'm sure some of these ingrediants can be found in some areas, or on the internet.

These are some of the most interesting recipes I found in the booklet.
If any of you are interested in the recipes, just reply here and I'll type them out.
I just thought it might be fun to try a new candy recipe for the holdiays, and maybe surprise one of your older relatives with something they haven't had in ages!!

SouthernMama · 11-18-2007, 04:19 PM

Awww I'd love to own a book like that!!

I'd love to see some of those recipes here. Not sure which ONE or TWO to say though!

LuvMySoldier · 11-20-2007, 02:06 AM

This book, I think, was in my Moms' stuff that I inherited. It has a $5 sale sticker on it, but I'm not sure where she bought it....

If any of the above recipes intrigues you, just let me know and I will post it/them.
There are about 3 or 4 recipes on each page (and it's a small booklet) so none of them are very long or complicated at all.

SouthernMama · 11-20-2007, 02:33 PM

Ok I'm gonna sit down after Thanksgiving and see which I'd love to try

I'll let you know. Thanks so much for doing this!

swishina · 11-20-2007, 09:57 PM

the sour cream candy sounds interesting. I wonder if tartaric acid is the same as cream of tartar.

LuvMySoldier · 11-22-2007, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swishina

the sour cream candy sounds interesting. I wonder if tartaric acid is the same as cream of tartar.

Sour Cream Candy

2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 c. sour milk + 1 Tbls. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. cream of tarter

- Mix together sugar, cream of tartar, sour milk and butter, and the sour cream.
- Cook until a soft ball is formed when dropped into cold water.
- Remove from fire, add vanilla, and allow to cool.
- Beat until creamy and place in a well-buttered pan.

That's it!!

If you make this, let us know how it turns out!!

I also wondered about the tartaric acid...I'll have to look that up!!...Since this recipe called for cream of tartar instead of tartaric acid, I'm not sure if it would be the same. Good question!!

sshallenbu · 11-27-2007, 08:58 AM

I'm curious about the chocolate oysterettes.

LuvMySoldier · 12-02-2007, 02:29 AM

Sorry. I haven't had a chance to check this thread lately...

~ Chocolate Oysterettes ~

Oyster crackers, salted
1/2 lb. or more chocolate

> Select fresh-baked crackers, free from crumbs.
> Dip in melted dipping chocolate and place on waxed paper.

That's it!!

LuvMySoldier · 12-02-2007, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swishina

...I wonder if tartaric acid is the same as cream of tartar.

Here's what I found out here: Tartaric acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Important derivatives of tartaric acid include its salts, Cream of tartar..."

And here: Ingredients -- Tartaric acid

"Tartaric acid is used as a flavoring agent in foods to make them taste sour.

The potassium salt of tartaric acid (potassium bitartrate or potassium hydrogen tartrate) is weakly acidic, and is known as "cream of tartar".

Since it is a dry acid, cream of tartar is used in baking powders..."

So, I'm thinking that todays' cream of tartar is the same as the 1930s tartaric acid...

roopstress · **Fudge recipes**

What a neat book. I would love to know some of the fudge recipes - the popcorn fudge sounds interesting.