On Nov 29, 9:40*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
> On Nov 29, 9:16*pm, Omelet > wrote:
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> > *Sqwertz > wrote:
> > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:44:51 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe wrote:
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> > > > On Nov 29, 7:09 pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> > > >> On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:19:16 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe wrote:
> > > >>> On Nov 29, 4:58 pm, Serene Vannoy > wrote:
> > > >>>> On 11/29/2010 02:24 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
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> > > >>>>>http://oi55.tinypic.com/2dturn7.jpg
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> > > >>>>> :-) It's Christmas!
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> > > >>>> Yum. My English toffee doesn't break into neat squares like that.. Do you
> > > >>>> use candy molds?
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> > > >>>> Serene
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> > > >>>> --http://www.momfoodproject.com
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> > > >>> I pour the cooked syrup onto a buttered marble slab,
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> > > >> That's what I was afraid of. a buttered slab is totally unnecessary
> > > >> for toffee. It's not ice cream.
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> > > > Probably, but it sure doesn't hurt it! Works for me! :-)
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> > > Baking sheets work even better for toffee. *it's already separated
> > > from the sheet by the time it cools.
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> > > -sw
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> > Mom always made toffee on buttered cookie sheets, but whatever makes him
> > happy! What right do we have to judge? *I mean really...
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> > I'd love to have a marble sheet. :-) Just for the sheer fun of it!
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> There is that, the FUN OF IT!! The soul of my Christmas Candy is in
> that marble slab.
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> Ever hear the story of Rock Soup? ;-) My Christmas Candy would not
> taste the same without it.
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> It's MY marble slab, and I'm keeping it and using it. It comes out
> once a year with all the rest of my Christmas Candy making stuff. It's
> how I do Christmas.
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I dragged several 4' x 8' marble sheets (with lots of help, naturally)
home from an office demolition - had them sawn into pieces and gave
them away. To find a storage place for a once or twice yearly event -
not worth it. I've never been into hard candy, anyway. Soft crunch
is about as hard as I like candy.

N.