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Courtney is part of a cute little family of four (including twin sons Parker and Eli) residing in Kansas City, MO. She’s a handmade
By Courtney Jenkins Very old recipes inspire simple, delectible, gift-able treats Spiced Apple Sugar
and vintage loving, clean eating, cooking, writing and photographing, circuit training addict, who owns a local natural solid body company called Milk and Honey Naturals (milkandhoneynaturals.net).
The Vintage Recipe Barley Sugar from England: Recipe
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excerpted from, “With a Saucepan Over the Sea, 1902.” Dissolve any amount needed, say 1 pound of granulated sugar, in only enough water to moisten. Cook it until clear and it will crack when dropped in water. Flavor with the juice of a lemon, pour into oiled pans, and when almost stiff, cut into sticks and twist these, dusting with powdered sugar.
his is a phenomenal modernized vintage candy recipe that dates all the way back to 1638, originating with the Benedictine Monks of France!
Fast-forward a few centuries, and it was a wildly popular, simple little snack for English school children. Today in my kitchen, it’s been renovated into the perfect winter treat, with a traditional holiday kick of apple and spice.
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