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Homemade Horehound Candy
At a Glance
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 45 minutes
- Total
- 2 hrs
- Yield
- 100.00 serving(s)
Categories
- Candy
Cuisine
- American
Cooking Method
- Stovetop
Difficulty
- Intermediate
Dietary
- Vegetarian
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 100. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Homemade Horehound Candy brings together 2 cups horehound leaves (packed), 1 1/4 cups water, 4 cups dark brown sugar in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 2 hrs to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 100 servings.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups horehound leaves (packed)
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 4 cups dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
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Instructions
Wash horehound leaves and put in saucepan. Add water and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, mashing occasionally with fork. Remove from heat; cover and let cool (needs to stand at least 1/2 hour to infuse.
While infusion in cooling, butter a 9x13 pan.
Drain horehound leaves into measuring cup (I use a coffee filter to strain it). Be sure to squeeze all the liquid from the leaves. Make sure you have at least 1 cup of liquid. Discard leaves.
Pour liquid into a 4 quart saucepan. Add brown sugar and syrup. Bring to a boil and cook to 300 degrees on a candy thermometer (hard crack stage).
Pour into prepared pan and let cool. Just before it sets up, score into squares with a knife to make it easier to break apart. When cool and set, break into pieces and store in airtight container.
Note: The infusion (liquid from the leaves) can be frozen to use later.
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