New Orleans Pralines

New Orleans Pralines

Additional Authentic Vintage Praline Recipes After several Pinterest users made comments that this recipe did not turn out well for them, I thought I would update this post with some additional recipes.  Here is a link to the Pinterest Pin if you are interested in the comments – Pinterest New Orleans Pralines. Recipes from Audubon’s Happy […]

Dark Creamy Fudge

Dark Creamy Fudge

Ingredients 2 8-ounce boxes semi-sweet baker’s chocolate 1 1-ounce square unsweetened baker’s chocolate 1 15-ounce Eagle Brand Milk 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 8 marshmallows, broken in bits 1 1/2 cups nuts Method Melt chocolate over boiling water in double boiler.  Add, in order, salt, milk, vanilla.  Beat until creamy.  Stir in nuts and […]

Martha Washington Candy

Martha Washington Candy

Ingredients 2 boxes confectioners’ sugar 1 stick margarine [softened] 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 quart. pecans (chopped) 1 can condensed milk 1 bar semi-sweet chocolate squares [12 oz] [1 bar paraffin wax] Method Mix together all ingredients except chocolate and paraffin together.  Make into balls and dip into chocolate with a toothpick.  Put on wax paper & place pecan [half] on […]

Peanut Brittle

Peanut Brittle

2 cups sugar 12 ounces shelled peanuts 1/2 teaspoon soda 1 cup corn syrup 1 cup water 1/4 teaspoon salt Combine sugar and water.  Cook slowly stirring until sugar dissolves.  Cook to soft ball, add peanuts and salt.  Cook to hard crack stage stirring constantly remove from heat add butter and soda stir slightly and pour into […]