Horehound Candy Recipe

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Horehound Candy
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Ingredients:

  • now here is the hard part: grow your horehound herb.
  • 3pts.boiling water
  • 1 qt. loosely packed horehound leaves and stems
  • 4 cups sugar
  • 1 and 1/4 cups corn syrup (or) 1/2 honey (which she did)
  • 1 tbsp butter

Directions:

  1. Pour boiling water over the horehound leaves and stems
  2. Steep for about 5 minutes
  3. The tea should be bitter tasting and dark ,but not black
  4. Strain
  5. Measure 2 cups of horehound tea
  6. Add the sugar,corn syrup(and ,or, Honey)and butter
  7. Bring to boil and cook stirring occasionally,to hard,crack stage 300 degree
  8. Pour into buttered 15 1/2x10 1/2 pan,score with knife
  9. Break into squares
  10. Note:If there is residue forming around the side of the pan during boiling,Skim off
  11. Yields 2 and1/2 pounds
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 91.81 Kcal (384 kJ)
Calories from fat 4.31 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.48g 1%
Cholesterol 1.27mg 0%
Sodium 5.76mg 0%
Potassium 2.05mg 0%
Total Carbs 22.67g 8%
Sugars 22.27g 89%
Protein 0.01g 0%
Calcium 1mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 382.43 Kcal (1601 kJ)
Calories from fat 17.97 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g 1%
Cholesterol 5.3mg 0%
Sodium 24mg 0%
Potassium 8.52mg 0%
Total Carbs 94.4g 8%
Sugars 92.74g 89%
Protein 0.02g 0%
Calcium 4mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.9
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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