Recipe - Black Walnut Candy

1 cup Sugar
1 cup Water
1 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Shelled Black Walnuts
1 pn Salt
One half teaspoon Rum Extract

Cook sugar and water until it barely threads (235ø) and let stand until
bubbles leave. Add 1 ts. salt and beat until cloudy. Add walnuts and rum
extract and beat until fairly stiff. Pour onto board, let set, and break
into pieces.

Source: "Mountain Measures"Junior League of Charleston, WV ed. 1974

Recipe by: Mrs. Carl B. Hall, Jr.

Posted to BakeryShoppe Digest V1 #180 by Sean Coate swcoate@peganet.com
on Aug 04, 1997