On Fri 20 Jun 2008 08:44:46p, Lin told us...

> On Jun 20, 8:35 pm, "Bob Terwilliger" >
> wrote:
>
>> Where do you find oil of cinnamon and oil of clove? I don't believe I've
>> ever seen them in my grocery store.
>
> There was a time when my mom had to get the cinnamon oil at the
> pharmacy if she wanted to make her incredible candy apples. I would
> imagine it was the same for oil of clove. I wonder if the pharmacies
> still carry such things, as oil of clove is good for numbing the pain
> of a toothache till you can see a dentist.
>
> I still remember those wonderful candied apples ... the coating was as
> clear as red glass and it would shatter like a spider web when a tooth
> hit it. Nothing like these soft-coated apples we see now.
>
> --Lin
>

I stil buy food grade oils at Walgreen's, although they often have to order
them. I usually keep cinnamon, clove, and anise oils on hand.

Although I've eaten those shiny red cinnamon apples you describe, my mom
always made caramel rolled in chopped nuts. I like both.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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