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Post by chief_cook2 on Mar 31, 2003 19:48:14 GMT -6
3 cups sugar ¾ light corn syrup ¾ cup water 2 egg whites 1 package cherry flavored gelatin 1 cup chopped nuts ½ cup flaked coconut
Mix sugar, syrup and water in a sauce pan. Bring to boiling point slowly. Cover and boil without stirring for 3 minutes. Uncover, reduce heat and continue cooking until a few drops tested in cold water form a hard ball (252°). Beat egg whites until foamy. Then gradually add the dry gelatin, beating until mixture holds a definite peak. Pour the hot syrup in a very thin stream onto the egg whites beating constantly, preferably with a mixer. When candy holds shape and loses it's gloss, stir in nuts and coconut and pour quickly into a well buttered nine inch square pan or drop from teaspoon onto buttered cookie sheet. If pan is used, cut into squares with knife dipped in hot water. Other flavors of gelatin can be used if desired.
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