Comments on: Very Easy (& Tasty) Gift

By: Kara

Kara — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:47:29 +0000

We used to make that candy at Christmastime every year when I was a kid! One batch was always HOT cinnamon. Other flavors that I recall being on regular rotation where butterscotch, spearmint, lemon and watermelon. We never had grape that I recall, but sometimes had strawberry! I can almost feel those pointy ends poking me in the cheek!

Thanks for your post – it really brought back some memories!

By: Emmi

Emmi — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:15:47 +0000

I think it’s more than coincidental that you’ve seized control over family meal and treat production at the same time you got your budget in line. Along with the health and economic benefits, it indicates that you’ve gotten psychological control over the situation, meaning (in my Live to Eat book, anyway), gotten your priorities straight, because meal planning requires ongoing attention. So congrats on that. Cooking really is easy, if you take it a step at a time, and so much advice is available on blogs, that when you do something for the first time, you can read about all the pitfalls first. Really helpful, I find.

Also, congrats on not breaking your candy thermometer at some point during the process. I have never, ever managed that.

I can’t have sugar, but your candy sounds yummy, nonetheless! I remember making sea foam at home when I was a kid. Gosh, I loved that stuff.

By: Eva in TX

Eva in TX — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:56:18 +0000

Thanks for sharing how you do this, Tricia. You make it sound easy enough for me to try it.

I hope you and your family have a very merry Christmas!