Barley Candy

Step 1. Mix ingredients together before heating. Cook, without stir-

Step 2. ring, until a few drops put into cold water will harden. Boil

Step 3. until the syrup begins to turn light yellow; remove at once from

Step 4. fire, and turn into a buttered pan. When nearly cool, mark in

Step 5. squares with a slightly warmed and buttered chopping knife.

Step 6. The candy may be cooled in round muffin pans.

Step 7. This candy is used to cover nuts, etc., which are then called

Step 8. glace nuts. As soon as candy begins to change color, remove

Step 9. sauce pan from the fire: dip 1 or 2 nuts at a time into the

Step 10. syrup, disturbing the candy as little as possible. As the syrup cools, it may be reheated once or twice, but is liable to burn after the second time