Making Great Candy: A Sweet Selection of Fun and Easy Recipes

by Laura Dover Doran

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Yummy and easy! It only takes 7 ingredients to make Lemon Caramels or Simple Pecan Roll-Ups, including sugar and butter. Lollipops need only 6 ingredients, and one of them is water! Whether you're a chocoholic in need of a fix or planning ahead for a hostess gift, try any one of these 50 easy-to-follow mouthwatering recipes for hard and soft candies, and you'll be an instant success! There's after-dinner Cream Cheese Mints, Amaretto Truffles for any occasion, or petite Marzipan Pumpkins for show more Halloween. "Demystifies what goes into making one of the world's best loved foods. If you're merely curious or ready to give candymaking a try, there couldn't be a better place to start."--Independent Publisher. show less

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I made two of the recipes herein for Thanksgiving, and both were huge hits. The instructions are clear, the selections fairly varied and the photography clear. It had to go back to the library before I could research it in full- but I'm going to give it another try later.

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