Recipe of Maple Brittle - Food Recipes

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Title: MAPLE BRITTLE
Categories : Candies
Serving size: 1 Servings -------------------------------THE CANDY BOOK------------------------------- 3 c Maple sugar 1 c Cold water 1 c Molasses 1 tb Maple syrup pn Cream of tartar 1/2 c Butter 2 ts Baking soda 1 tb Boiling water 1 ts Lemon extract 1 c Brazil-nut meats Cook the sugar, water, malasses, syrup and cream of tartar to 300 F, or to the hard-crack stage. Add the butter, boil for 4 minutes, then remove from heat. Add the soda dissolved in boiling water and the lemon extract. As soon as the mixture begins to foam, pour out in buttered platters, spreading very thin. Sprinkle with the chopped nuts. Shared by Pat Stockett, formatted for MM7 by Marge Nemeth. -----