Irish Moss Cough Candy
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
Wash a cupful of Irish moss in cold water. pour a quart of
boiling water over it, put it on the heat, and simmer very
gently for half an hour, then set it aside and let the moss cool until cold. Remove the moss and return the water to the heat. Reduce the liquid to a pint. Add four cups of granulated sugar. Stir until dissolved, then cook without stirring until the
mixture is brittle when a little of it is dropped into cold water.
Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, pour from the saucepan into
buttered plates and mark into squares with a knife, and when cold
break into pieces.
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