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Look how pretty this is—Honey Candy–for your…Honey. It tastes so good and I’ve even been told that it makes a lovely, soothing throat drop. I’m a bit more interested in it as a candy, because, well–it’s just the kinda girl I am. But to each his own.
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: About 50 small pieces
Ingredients
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. honey
1/4 c. butter
Directions
Put all the ingredients in heavy pan and cook over medium heat until it reaches the hard crack stage. Pour into a buttered cookie sheet. Fold edges of candy into middle until cool enough to pull. Pull and cut it into one inch pieces or roll in balls. Put on a greased cookie sheet. You can leave it there–or you can twist each piece in wax paper or cellophane.
I’d suggest that you wrap it if you want to carry a few pieces in your purse…
But you decide.
Categories: Candy
Submitted by: akalauni on September 13, 2010
CindyP says:
Oooo, this sounds good. I have to try it! I’m thinking of using some vanilla sugar 🙂
On September 13, 2010 at 7:14 pm
Teresa says:
I made these for my husband this weekend. He loves them. I had to use a little powdered sugar to keep them from sticking together. Thanks for the idea!
On October 11, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Judy says:
Just made your candy….FANTASTIC!!I won’t be buying any store bought throat drops from now on. Thanks for sharing the recipe….OH BTW Buster(my bassett)says thanks. I dropped one on the floor and he got it,he begged for more.Maybe next time will put lemon flavoring in to make honey-lemon.
On October 15, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Helen says:
Oh, I just have to make some of those for Christmas presents!
On October 27, 2010 at 7:25 pm
Helen says:
I wanted to add that these would be good for soothing a sore throat. And the addition of essential oil of peppermint might be nice, too, to make honey/mint drops.
On November 3, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Mark says:
For sore throats you could coat the drops in powdered slippery elm bark. Slippery Elm bark powder is approved by the FDA as a demulcent (an soothing and softening affect). I also like to make an extract out of Coltsfoot leaves to add into the cough drops I make. Coltsfoot also has a soothing affect on the throat.
On November 4, 2010 at 9:47 am
Dede ~ wvhomecanner says:
Mark, what about horehound? Would we need to make a tea and replace the water with it to add horehound?
dede
On November 5, 2010 at 7:50 am
Helen says:
I’d be willing to bet that would work, dede. I used to make horehound drops and that’s what I did…made a strong horehound tea and used it as the water portion. Uh, oh, now I’m thinking of honey-coffee drops, or honey-black tea drops, or with e.o. of lemon, honey-lemon drops…
On November 5, 2010 at 11:01 pm
LaVonna says:
All right, I am not totally new to all of this but could you explain the “pull” part. I am not following that.
But thanks for the great recipe.
On December 12, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Launi says:
Hi LaVonna,
Pull just means to stretch the taffy and fold it over. If you do that several times the candy lightens up and looks a lot like shiny ribbon.
:}
On December 13, 2010 at 12:52 am