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Buckeye Candy Recipe

Old Time Recipes For Making Buckeye Candy

When you see an old time Buckeye candy recipe, you know it makes the best homemade candy! The Buckeye Publishing Company made clear that unlike some, their "Buckeye Cookery" cookbook was not a haphazard collection of recipes, gathered at random from doubtful sources, but it was compiled from original recipes submitted by hundreds of American women.

The cookbook's aim was to include the choicest recipes new to print. And indeed, it included some excellent vintage candy recipes, many given on this website, including the two offered below for making butterscotch candy and Buckeye kisses. I know you will enjoy trying these old fashioned candy recipes.

Buckeye Candy Recipes

These homemade candy recipes are taken from the book "Buckeye Cookery" published by Buckeye Publishing Company, Minneapolis, in 1877.

Buckeye Butterscotch Candy Recipe
Three pounds "coffee A" sugar (granulated), one-fourth pound butter, half teaspoon cream of tartar, eight drops extract of lemon; add as much cold water as will dissolve the sugar, boil without stirring till it will easily break when dropped in cold water, and when done, add the lemon; have a dripping pan well buttered and pour in one-fourth inch thick, and when partly cold, mark off in squares. If pulled, when partly cold, till very white, it will be like ice cream candy. --Mrs. J. S. R.

Buckeye Kisses Recipe
Beat the whites of four small eggs to a high, firm froth, then stir into it half a pound pulverized sugar, flavour with essence lemon or rose, continue to beat until very light; then drop half the size of an egg, and a little more than an inch apart, on well-buttered letter paper; lay the paper on a half-inch board and place in a hot oven; watch, and as soon as they begin to look yellowish take them out; or, beat to a stiff froth the whites of two eggs, stirring into them very gradually two teacups powdered sugar and two tablespoons cornstarch; bake on buttered tins fifteen minutes in a warm oven, or until slightly brown.

Chocolate Puffs are made by adding two ounces grated chocolate mixed with the cornstarch. --Mrs. W. W. W.

Treat Yourself To Nostalgic Candies

Did you know that you can buy almost all your favorite retro candies from childhood online at the Candy Crate store?

Just click on the Candy Crate banner and prepare to be amazed at what's available. Nostalgic candies make a great gift for any occasion.

Choose an old fashioned Buckeye candy recipe and treat yourself to a plateful of delicious homemade candies.

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