4 Reviews of Clear Toy Candy [pa Dutch Traditional]

From: MustangSally

On Jan 20, 2006

I am originally from the Lancaster area of PA, and have been searching for a clear toy recipe that includes barley sugar (which was what was used to make them)...this is the first recipe I tried, and it was good, but i tried it with dark corn syrup next...and found the flavoring to be more accurate...also, undyed clear toy is supposed to be an amber color according to what i have found in very old recipe books...the dark syrup does that...i FINALLY found some barley and i am going to fiddle with the recipe a little and see what i find...i will let you know...

From: Cathleen Colbert

On Dec 15, 2007

Dec, 2006 This was fun! With a good thermometer (I used a digital probe thermometer with a temperature alarm) the results are perfect every time. I made the rookie mistake of using plastic molds the first time and ruined them. But I have a cast iron corn bread pan with bear shapes that worked great with a liberal brushing with olive oil. Don't be tempted to empty out the excess oil. The candy will push it out of the mold. I did place the mold on a sheet of wax paper to catch the drips and other mess. Being less than traditional, I used red food gel at 260 and allowed the boiling action to spread the color. When it reached 310, I turned off the heat and when the boiling action stopped, I added 1/4 teaspoon of flavoring oil (1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon oilwas just too strong). Be ware of the steam from the oil. It will clear your nose and burn your eyes. I turned on exhaust hood fan on high before I added the oil. If you are using molds it's a good idea to have an oiled cake pan ready to take the excess unless you are sure that the molds will take all the syrup. ----- Dec. 2007 I found some silicone ice cube molds in the shape of hearts at Target in February. They were only $1 each. One tray holds about one batch of candy. I experimented with adding gum balls to the molds. I will definitely be on the look out for more silicone ice cube trays.

From: Chef #761132

On Feb 11, 2008

It worked so well, on first trial. I modified the recipe by adding 1Tbs of white vinegar and five drops of red food coloring. The candy came out very clear and taste is perfect. best regards Francois

From: bradkdyer

On Jun 30, 2008

This was AMAZING! Me and my cousin were bored so we looked up a recipe and made this! We made two batches and played around with food coloring and it looked great. I like how it hardens so fast, you can make cool shapes if you run it under water.