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Aunt Marcey's Old Fashioned Hard Tack Candy | Wenderly

For as long as I can remember in the weeks leading up to Christmas, she has been like a mad scientist in her kitchen whirling around clanking cookie sheets, gathering dozens of tiny glass viles filed with a plethora of scented oils and flavorings. There are pounds of sugar, bottles of corn syrup and did I mention hammers and screw drivers?

Yes, I said hammers and screw drivers.

This year we decided to make it a family affair. My mom, my girls and I got together for a hard tack candy making extravaganza. I am now armed with pounds of colorful, brilliantly flavored candy that I have divided into sweet little Ball glass jelly jars to give as Christmas treats and hostess gifts. Thought you might like to do the same.

Here’s the skinny on how we like to make it.

You’ll need food coloring and scented vials (or drams) of oils and flavorings.

You can find them in your baking isle (some stores still keep them in the pharmacy like they did in the old fashioned days)....

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More mellow than I prefer.

My latest coffee find is this one .  Inexpensive and it’s been around forever, but it’s new to me and I like it.  For now, this blonde is having fun with that blend.

I saw this spatula when I bought the KitchenAid Bowl-Scraping Blade , which I am loving, and it almost negates any need to scrape down the mixing bowl.  If you do need a spatula, this one has a handy measurement conversion chart on it.

Because real quick off the top of your head and before you’ve had coffee and have someone asking you why the sky is blue and can they have a snack and can dogs tell time,  try to quickly think about how many cups is 11 tablespoons of butter?  This is important because you need to know how many sticks of butter to take out of the fridge to soften.

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