I saw an article-let about candied citrus rind from France for $15. + shipping (for less than a pound). That might make a nice luxury Xmas present. OTOH: before Thanksgiving I was making a cranberry relish with oranges and other...

would like to candy some pecans tonight. have tried a few methods already but none have worked that great for me. i’ve tried on the stove top with brown sugar and didn’t like the result (melting first then stirring in...

I was gifted a jar of candied ginger, little pieces coated with sugar, and I don’t know what to do with them. mgebs

Nutrageous candy bars are the best in the miniature-Halloween size; better chocolate to filling ratio than the full size. The minis are ONLY available at Halloween. Why? I also like Almond Joy miniatures. What do you buy for...

This has come up before and I do wish the powers that be would provide an official place on my Chow profiles for our addresses. I know we can get around that by inserting it in our profiles where there is a question one feels no...

I’ve been combing grocery stores for about a week now looking for Gulf Wax to make some buckeyes for Christmas. Has anyone in Chicago bought it recently and can send me in the right direction? Thanks

I totally second the Time-Life Candy book if you can find it. (Didn’t they have a cookies book, too?) Accessible, great directions, delicious results. I learned almost all the basics of cooking from that book. (Even...

I am hoping somebody can direct me to a store in the Boston area (within, say, a 50 mile radisu) that sells peas and carrots candy. That was one of my favorite candies back in the day, and I’ll love to have them again! The...

Thanks for helping me find a great candy store to pick up a gift for a very special person. Thanks again.

I wanted to make some candied walnuts for my mom for mothers day, but I need a good recipe! Anyone have any recommendations, fried vs. baked persay? I would prefer the healthier, non-fried version, but maybe they need to be fried...

First instinct is that you may want to try tempering the chocolate. It’s a bit time consuming, but you’ll have beautiful candies to show for it. You can find basic directions for tempering chocolate over at Jacques...

Good morning, I tried to “test drive” my new candy thermometer this weekend - marshmallows and toffee. Marshmallows – Got the marshmallow recipe from cobiming Martha’s, cooking for engineers and egullet...

I’m wondering if there are any sorts of candies or sweets that are either unique to DC or originated there. I’m trying to find something to send to a friend in another city that’s representative of DC, to the...

I’d like to try and make some molded hard candy and molded lollipops can anyone direct me to some where local (I’m downtown) I can pick up the special hard candy molds (not chocolate molds)? thanks

Wanting to make leckerli cookies and it calls for candied citrus...No problem finding during the holidays but where can I find it this time of the year? Appreciate pointing me in the right direction...SweetThing