Old School Pastry

Looking for a simple, straight forward caramel candy – but richly flavored? These caramels are flavored with molasses and brown sugar, and the recipe comes from the Rumford Complete Cookbook by Lily Haxworth Wallace, 1927. The recipe is missing from the updated 1929 version of the same book.

Dakota Caramels

Renee Shelton

Richly flavored caramels calling for 1 cup of molasses.

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RECIPE TAG: candy

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 1/4 pound grated chocolate
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup shelled, chopped nuts

Instructions

 

• Put all the ingredients, except the nuts, into a large saucepan and cook 20 minutes over a low simmer.
• Test by dropping a little of the mixture into cold water. If it forms a firm ball remove from the fire, and add the chopped nuts.
• Pour into a greased pan.
• Cut into squares when nearly set.