Best Old Fashioned Sponge Candy Seafoam Recipes
OLD-FASHIONED SEA FOAM CANDY
This old-fashioned candy recipe is light and airy, which is the reason it is called 'sea foam'.
Provided by MARBALET
Categories Desserts Chocolate Dessert Recipes
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Butter or oil an 8 inch square baking pan; set aside.
- Put sugar, vinegar, syrup, and water in a heavy 4 quart saucepan (cast iron if you have it). Gently heat the mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon, until sugar has dissolved and syrup has melted. Bring to a boil, cover and boil for 3 minutes, then remove lid and boil until temperature reaches 285 degrees F (140 degrees C) on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and stir in the baking soda, mixing well to allow bubbles to subside a little.
- Pour hot mixture into prepared pan and leave until just beginning to set. Mark into squares with a lightly oiled knife. Leave to set completely. Cut or break into pieces.
- Combine chocolate chips, shortening, and baking chocolate in a 2-quart glass bowl. Microwave on High for 2 minutes to melt. Stir with a wooden spoon. Dip candy pieces into chocolate, covering completely. Let cool on waxed paper.
- Wrap individually in waxed paper, twisting the ends together, and store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 247.3 calories, Carbohydrate 45.2 g, Fat 8.4 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 42.6 mg, Sugar 41.2 g
OLD FASHIONED SPONGE CANDY
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
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
OLD FASHIONED SPONGE CANDY (SEAFOAM)
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
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.
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