Black Walnut Candy

Title:
Black Walnut Candy

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Candies




Ingredients:





     1 c  Sugar


     1 c  Water


     1 ts Salt


     1 c  Shelled Black Walnuts


     1 pn Salt


   1/2 ts Rum Extract






 Cook sugar and water until it barely threads (235?) 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 Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #180 by Sean Coate 


 on Aug 04, 1997