This book will guide you through the sweet-making process, including a brief history of the sweet treats, confectionery techniques, the best kind of equipment to use and lots of recipes to try out.
Authored by various experts, this vintage series of books reveals how to create traditional British sweets, long-loved by young and old, and is sure to delight anyone with an interest in old-time confectionary.
With professional confectioner Jane Harmond composing the recipes in this candy cookbook, be assured that the resulting treats impress with time tested deliciousness.
"A complete step-by-step guide to making home-made fudges, toffees, boiled sweets, nougats, marzipan, pastes, chocolates and much more." -- back cover.
The Little Book of Questions Series offers a collection of fun and unique practical guides on a wide range of subjects. These essential books contain a wealth of information and handy tips in an easy to digest Question and Answer format.
This book gives an introduction to the subject, with some basic definitions and commonly used ingredients and then moves on to discuss the chemistry of various types of sugar confectionery.
... sweets for many centuries. See india and palm sugar. Cooking methods were limited to slow boiling, steaming, or grilling, because the early cooking wares were made from fragile terra cotta that could not handle high temperatures. Rice ...
Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on confectionery.