Comments on: Antique Recipe: Honey Caramels

By: megan

megan — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:41:16 +0000

whoa richard, that’s pretty extreme! I’m with you though, I’ve gotten terrible, terrible burns from hot sugar – mine too was a brittle accident! it huuurts.

By: richard

richard — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:07:20 +0000

to underscore possible danger of hot sugar – spilled some on my thumb while making peanut brittle. had to go to emergency clinic, burned all the way to bone! worst pain ever! got infected, took two months to heal, still have bad scar. BE CAREFUL!

By: radish

radish — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:11:35 +0000

At Landmarc, they give you honey caramels after dinner, I always try to hoard them, but eat all within an hour. I have even asked for seconds (no shame whatsoever!) — this looks fantastic and making caramels is so much fun. I’ve made salted before, but not this – need to try!

By: liza

liza — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:29:52 +0000

We have bees and a hive in our garden so we will definitely be trying this out…sorry you can’t raise bees, they are fascinating and very helpful on our land.

By: Marc @ NoRecipes

Marc @ NoRecipes — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:55:57 +0000

Oooo I bet this tastes phenomenal. There’s a flavour of ice cream in Australia/New Zealand called “Hokey Poky” that has little bits of caramelized honey in it. It’s my flavour of ice cream.

By: megan

megan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:10:33 +0000

Thanks Kelly. It’s 1/4 cup butter (4 tbs.). Changing recipe now.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:53:43 +0000

Should you use one half cup of butter or 4 tablespoons? 4 tablespoons is one quarter cup of butter….

By: Daily Spud

Daily Spud — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:30:39 +0000

I’m not even sure that I count as a novice candy maker – it’s been soooooo long since I even thought about trying to make anything like caramels or toffee. As for the beekeeping being illegal in NYC – that just sounds crazy to me!

By: megan

megan — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:34:08 +0000

Jen, you can definitely use margarine (just don’t use corn-based margarine) and I would think soy milk for these. But if you are truly worried about getting cancer and heart disease from caramels, then I would recommend that you forgo the candies entirely and eat a piece of fruit instead.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:42:54 +0000

I wonder if this can be made using dairy substitutes so i don’t increase my risk of cancer and heart disease?