Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 I have no idea why I have this recipe or if its what your looking for- what does it taste like? Gea HOREHOUND CANDY 1 1/4 cups water 2 cups fresh horehound leaves or 1 cup dried horehound 4 cups packed brown sugar 1/4 cup light corn syrup Put the water into a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat, add the horehound, cover the pan and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture stand for 1 hour to infuse. Strain the liquid and discard the horehound. Add the sugar and the corn syrup to the liquid, and boil it to the hard-crack stage — 300 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Pour the syrup into a buttered 12 x 8-inch pan. When the candy begins to set, mark it into squares with the tip of a sharp knife. Cut the candy into pieces when cold. > > Cary Jeffries [erd00484@e...] > > Dear Friends, > > I'm trying to run down a source for the oil or extract from the > horehound root. And while I'm asking, does anyone out there have a > recipe for cooking up a batch of hard horehound candy? I'm afraid > horehound drops are one of my many vices, but the older I get the harder > they are to find. > > My late maternal grandpa used tell me stories when I was a child of how > he and his grandma would search the hills and hollers of the Ozarks > where he was born for the horehound herb. Once they acquired enough of > what was needed to make a batch of candy, his grandma would then make > said batch of horehound candy in a big copper pot on top of her wood > burning cook stove. > > Now my grandpa couldn't for the life of him remember what when into > making that candy (other than the horehound). But he did remember when > it was near to being done it was poured out on to a well greased cookie > sheet like peanut brittle, allowed to cool, and then broken up into > chunks to be eaten. > > So if anyone could help, I sure would like the opportunity to mess up my > kitchen a little more than I usually do one Saturday afternoon in an > attempt at making a batch of this goody for myself! > > All The Best To You & Yours, > Mr. Cary Jeffries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 *I'm trying to run down a source for the oil or extract from the horehound root. And while I'm asking, does anyone out there have a recipe for cooking up a batch of hard horehound candy? I'm afraid horehound drops are one of my many vices, but the older I get the harder they are to find. Here ya go! This may be more than you want to know! LOLOLOLOL http://www.selectoils.com/herbs/horehoundleaf.htm http://home.gwi.net/~troberts/farm/MainProducts.html http://www.kettlebyherbfarms.com/itm00831.htm Horehound Candy Ingredients a.. 1 cup horehound tea b.. 4 cups sugar c.. 2 cups dark or light corn syrup Boil horehound leaves to make a good strong tea. Drain, reserving 1 cup of liquid. Add the cup of tea to the other ingredients and boil until it just starts to caramel. Put onto a flat greased cookie sheet. Start cutting with kitchen shears or scissors as soon as it starts to harden on edges. Horehound Candy 2 Ingredients a.. 4 oz fresh horehound leaves b.. 1/2 teaspoon crushed aniseed c.. 3 crushed cardamom seeds d.. 12 oz white sugar e.. 12 oz brown sugar Put all of the ingredients into 1 pint of water and simmer for 20 min. Strain through a filter. Over a low heat, dissolve 12 oz white sugar and 12 oz of brown sugar in the liquid and boil over a medium heat until the syrup hardens when drops are put into cold water. Pour into an oiled tray. Score when partially cooled. Store in wax paper. Horehound Lozenges Ingredients a.. 1 1/3 cups dried horehound leaves b.. 2 cups boiling water c.. 2 cups honey d.. 4 cups brown sugar e.. 1 teaspoon cream of tartar f.. 1 teaspoon butter g.. 1 teaspoon lemon juice Steep the horehound in the boiling water for 15 minutes, strain. To the tea add honey, brown sugar and tartar. Heat to a temperature of 220 degrees F. Add butter, do not stir and heat to 312 degrees F. Remove from heat and add lemon juice. Pour into hot buttered pans, mark into squares and let cool. Use these to relieve sore throat and cough. You may wish to try adding some dried licorice root for variation with this recipe. Whooping Cough Ingredients: a.. 1 part Horehound b.. 2 parts Mouse Ears c.. 1 part Sundew d.. 1 part Coltsfoot e.. 1 part Thyme Mix all ingredients together will. Use 1-2 teaspoons of the mix to 1 cup boiling water. Steep 10 minutes. Smokers Cough Ingredients: a.. 1 part hyssop b.. 1 part coltsfoot c.. 1 part marshmallow or muskmallow root d.. 1 part horehound Mix all the herbs together. Use 1 teaspoon of the mix per cup of boiling water. Steep 10 minutes and drink as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 At 08:14 AM 11/13/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Now my grandpa couldn't for the life of him remember what when into >making that candy (other than the horehound). But he did remember when >it was near to being done it was poured out on to a well greased cookie >sheet like peanut brittle, allowed to cool, and then broken up into >chunks to be eaten. Good ol' botanical.com has the 411 on horehound (the leaf is what is used in folk remedies, not the root, AFAIK). The candy recipe at the bottom sounds like what your grandma might have done: http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/h/horwhi33.html http://member.newsguy.com/~herblady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Thank you!!! I have been looking for this for a long time. Now If I can get dad to dig some sassafras root in the spring, this might work as well. Jan S www.sweetprairiesoap.com jans e-mail for paypal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hiya Cary, Welcome! I have the candy recipe we used when I took my ethnobotany class. And it's not the root you use, but the leaves and it takes VERY little, like a .5 cup of the decoction, [super strong tea]. And you HAVE to remember to put in the cream of tartar or it will be like glue. Honey how you can stand the taste of that stuff is beyond me! I will look for it later if you don't find another online. Anyone on this list live in the Sacramento area? Warm regards, Janine Phariss www.BlueSageNaturals.com Unique & Innovative Herbals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 LOL it never ceases to amaze me that herbs that could not and would not be able to grow in Maude Grieves' day and climate are in 'her' book. I wonder who is doing the editing now? Warm regards, Janine Phariss www.BlueSageNaturals.com Unique & Innovative Herbals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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