NWI INGO General Post - Part 13

[Ericpwp]

Rookie

 

[OakRiver]

What is Irish candy?

It's called yellowman (I have no idea why, but the stuff you can buy commercially is dyed bright yellow). You bring corn syrup, sugar, molasses, butter, and a little vinegar to hard crack stage and add baking soda and you get a very crunchy candy that has some air bubbles almost like a honeycomb

Traditionally made

More commercially made

 

[bulletsmith]

Interesting. Same basic recipe as you might use for peanut brittle, except for the vinegar. Molasses is generally not used in brittle either.

Can you taste the vinegar? Or does it just help with the reaction of the soda?

It's called yellowman (I have no idea why, but the stuff you can buy commercially is dyed bright yellow). You bring corn syrup, sugar, molasses, butter, and a little vinegar to hard crack stage and add baking soda and you get a very crunchy candy that has some air bubbles almost like a honeycomb

Traditionally made

More commercially made

 

[Ballstater98]

It's called yellowman (I have no idea why, but the stuff you can buy commercially is dyed bright yellow). You bring corn syrup, sugar, molasses, butter, and a little vinegar to hard crack stage and add baking soda and you get a very crunchy candy that has some air bubbles almost like a honeycomb

Traditionally made

More commercially made

Long ago before my grandma Kelley passed, we had the real deal every year. Man it's been a looooong time.

 

[OakRiver]

If you want the recipe I use it's pretty easy.
1/2 cup butter
2 tbsp vinegar
8oz molasses
8oz corn syrup
2 cups demerara sugar (I've had trouble finding this so I use brown sugar)
1/2 tsp baking soda

Grease a baking tin and set to the side for when the mix is ready. In a pan melt the butter on a low heat and add the rest of the ingredients except for the baking soda. Mix well until the sugar has dissolved, then bring to the boil. Boil the liquid steadily until it reached 304F (hard crack stage). When it reaches this temperature remove from the heat and add the baking soda. This will react with the vinegar and cause it to foam up and aerate the mixture. Stir in the baking soda and when it foams up mix again (it should turn a little paler). Pour the mix into the baking tin, allow to cool, and then break into pieces.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

I always figure people lived through a lot worse with less than todays technology.

People sued a lot less in the past, too. Now, they're looking to blame the school when their kid wrecks and gets hurt or ends up with frostbite because he wore shorts and didn't have cold weather gear in the car.

Rookie

Asheville meant I only had 4 hours to go when coming back home from da region when I lived in Lumberton. That was about as far as I wanted to go in one day, 900 miles or so.

 

[Ballstater98]

If you want the recipe I use it's pretty easy.
1/2 cup butter
2 tbsp vinegar
8oz molasses
8oz corn syrup
2 cups demerara sugar (I've had trouble finding this so I use brown sugar)
1/2 tsp baking soda

Grease a baking tin and set to the side for when the mix is ready. In a pan melt the butter on a low heat and add the rest of the ingredients except for the baking soda. Mix well until the sugar has dissolved, then bring to the boil. Boil the liquid steadily until it reached 304F (hard crack stage). When it reaches this temperature remove from the heat and add the baking soda. This will react with the vinegar and cause it to foam up and aerate the mixture. Stir in the baking soda and when it foams up mix again (it should turn a little paler). Pour the mix into the baking tin, allow to cool, and then break into pieces.

It was usually on the counter every time you walked passed...which was frequent...which in turn ruined dinner...

 

[Ericpwp]

People sued a lot less in the past, too. Now, they're looking to blame the school when their kid wrecks and gets hurt or ends up with frostbite because he wore shorts and didn't have cold weather gear in the car.

Asheville meant I only had 4 hours to go when coming back home from da region when I lived in Lumberton. That was about as far as I wanted to go in one day, 900 miles or so.

NC is a long drive across. I don't know how much further than today I would want to go. It was rough. Lots of cars crashed up due to hydroplaning. The cold was no problem.

 

[OakRiver]

It was usually on the counter every time you walked passed...which was frequent...which in turn ruined dinner...

Isn't that the point of grandparents?

 

[gunbunnies]

Oakriver, I do believe that stuff would get real old around me... Way too much carbs to actually eat...

Ericwp, I think you went the wrong direction... It's freaking cold up here...

 

[OakRiver]

Interesting. Same basic recipe as you might use for peanut brittle, except for the vinegar. Molasses is generally not used in brittle either.

Can you taste the vinegar? Or does it just help with the reaction of the soda?

I haven't been able to taste it, it just helps with the baking soda reaction

 

[OakRiver]

Oakriver, I do believe that stuff would get real old around me... Way too much carbs to actually eat...

Ericwp, I think you went the wrong direction... It's freaking cold up here...

I'm making it to put in Christmas presents. My wife made candles and soaps, I made candy

 

[Wild Deuce]

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[actaeon277]

Hey, we might have passed each other on Rt10 earlier. I was visiting relatives down there (Rt10/I65 area).




I told the wife I was tempted to test my ECWS sleeping bag tonight. She looked at me like I was nuts. I stepped outside for a second and thought I was nuts.

I've camped in worse.
Course, I was a bit younger.

 

[lonehoosier]

I told the wife I was tempted to test my ECWS sleeping bag tonight. She looked at me like I was nuts. I stepped outside for a second and thought I was nuts.

I've camped in worse.
Course, I was a bit younger.

It wasn't below zero but it did get down to 13 at the dunes that night. Was the best camping trip ever with my son. Are gear or lack of gear did great

 

[Ballstater98]

Portage Police posted this and people are losing their minds:

"Public Safety Announcement: The Porter County Commissioners have declared a State of a Emergency. Emergency travel ONLY!


Chief Troy Williams"

 

[repeter1977]

It's negative outside, like double digits negative. I'm not a big fan of that. Even less so since I left my good winter gloves at work on Friday.

 

[lonehoosier]

Portage Police posted this and people are losing their minds:

"Public Safety Announcement: The Porter County Commissioners have declared a State of a Emergency. Emergency travel ONLY!


Chief Troy Williams"

 

[lonehoosier]

 

[Indiana lineman]

Glad I'm on vacation.