Best Old Fashioned Sponge Candy Recipes

OLD FASHIONED SPONGE CANDY (SEAFOAM)

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This is very addictive. A perfect treat that melts in your mouth.MMMMMM...

Provided by Pat Duran

Categories Candies

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 c granulated sugar, or brown sugar
1 c dark corn syrup (i use karo)
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp baking soda you can use 2 teaspoons of baking soda,if desired

Steps:

1. Combine sugar,syrup and vinegar in a large deep saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Then continue cooking WITHOUT stirring until 300^ on candy thermometer. Remove quickly and stir in soda(it will foam up high), mix well and pour right away into a buttered 9x13-inch baking pan. DO NOT SPREAD OUT, AIR WILL BE DEFLATED and candy will stick to teeth...When cool; break into pieces. --- Note: If you desire you can spread 1 cup of chocolate chips, white chips, butterscotch chips or mint chips on the hot candy in the pan and spread to coat the top and sprinkle with nuts before it cools.

OLD FASHIONED SPONGE CANDY

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Make and share this Old Fashioned Sponge Candy recipe from Food.com.

Provided by grandma2969

Categories Candy

Time 28m

Yield 1/2 pound

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 cup corn syrup
1 tablespoon baking soda

Steps:

line the bottom and sides of a 9x9" square pan -- with aluminum foil -- butter foil and set aside.
combine sugar, vinegar and corn syrup in a heavy pan --
stir once over medium heat till sugar dissolves --
heat until mixture reaches the hard crack stage or 290*-310* on candy thermometer.
remove from heat, carefully stir in baking soda.mixture will foam quite high --
pour mixture into prepared pans, set aside at room temperature until firm --
invert pan to remove candy.
peel foil off and break candy into small pieces --
store in an airtight container at room temperature -- .

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3296.5, Sodium 7528.2, Carbohydrate 871.4, Sugar 563.2

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