Marion Harland's Complete Cook Book / A Practical and Exhaustive Manual of Cookery and Housekeeping

by Marion Harland

Molasses candy (No. 2)

Boil together a cupful of molasses, one of brown sugar, a tablespoonful of butter and a tablespoonful of vinegar. When a drop hardens in cold water remove from the fire, beat in a small teaspoonful of baking-soda, stir hard, and turn into buttered pans. As it hardens, cut into squares, or when hard break into bits.