Espresso Brittle

1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons espresso beans, crushed with a rolling pin or
    chopped in a food processor to medium-fine crumbs
2 tablespoons ...

Cactus Rubies

This is a red jellied candy from an ancient Arizona food, the prickly pear cactus. Tourists buy a lot of this when they visit Arizona.

2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/3 cups light corn syrup ...

Chocolate Frogs

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup milk
1 cup butter or margarine
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups coconut
6 cups oatmeal

Mix cocoa, sug ...

Molasses Chews

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, cut up
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup milk-flavored molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar< ...

Blind Dates

1/2 cup lightly salted cocktail peanuts
10 ounces pitted dates (about 30)
3 tablespoons granulated sugar

Stuff 2 peanuts into each date. Roll dates in sugar. Pack airtight and refrigera ...

Bonkers Bordeaux Fudge

(Original recipe. (c) 1997 T. Skaarup. May be copied without modification. All rights reserved.)

This recipe is a "Lunatic Fudge" variation of Opera Fudge (Bordeaux Fudge ...

Creamy 7 Minute Fudge

1 (13 ounce) Hershey's chocolate bar
3 (6 ounce) packages semisweet chocolate chips
1 jar Marshmallow Cr?me
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 large ...

Anise Hard Candy

1 1/2 teaspoons butter, softened (NO SUBSTITUTES)
3/4 cup water
2/3 cup light corn syrup
2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon anise extract
Red food coloring
2 to 3 tablespoons ...

Broken Glass Candy

Confectioners' sugar
3 3/4 cups granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups light Karo? syrup
1 cup water
Food coloring
1 teaspoon oil flavoring (available at pharmacy
    i ...

Old-Fashioned Hard Candy

2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup water
2/3 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon oil flavoring*
Food coloring as desired
Confectioners' sugar

* Oil flavoring can be purchas ...