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Candy Making For Dummies

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There may be fancier candy-making books written by better known authors, but David Jones knows what he's talking about. He is a highly respected member of the candy industry and the owner of the Hansel & Gretel Candy Kitchen in Helen, Georgia, a popular tourist destination.

His recipes are precise and well written with much more information than you'll find in most candy books. Once you see them, you'll want to drop everything and get started making candy, David's way.

This book should be in every candy-maker's library.

I found this book to be very approachable as a beginner. A lot of other candy making books assume that you have previous knowledge of the terminology and techniques of candy making. This book, however, teaches you from the ground up, so if you're not sure if you're ready for candy making, this book will provide you with the first step that you need in order to get started. Another nice thing about this book is that it provides a lot of recipes, so you'll never run out of things to try making. In particular, I found the chapters on making chocolates to be very useful. Chocolate making can be a fairly technical field, but the author of this book makes chocolate making easy to approach. If you're interested in candy making, but don't have any experience in the field, then this is the book for you.

This is a great book for the home maker. I have years of experience making candies and this book covered stuff that even a very skilled home maker would use.

Whether you've been making candy for years, or you've never tried it before, you'll get lots out of this book. I actually run a candy-making business, and I still got quite a bit out of this book! The recipes are quite good and fairly simple. I got several ideas for tweaking recipies I already have, and got ideas for new ones. Plus they have a lot of good tips that everyone needs to remember.

The most important thing to remember, if you're just starting out making candy, is this: IT'S OKAY TO SCREW UP! Even us veterans have catastrophic failures sometimes; it just happens!

I've always liked the 'For Dummies' series; it's simple, straightforward, and easy to read and get something out of. Candy for Dummies is another great addition.

These are great recipes written in a way that makes you want to try every one of the out immediately. Except for the fact that you don't want to put the book down because it is also fun, witty and insightful to read. It is rare to have a good recipe book that is also fun to read.

I was very disappointed because I assumed this book would contain a very obvious candy...hard candies! It did not. I had intended to attempt making healthful, sugar free lollypops for my kids and wanted a place to start but this book did not help me with that type of candy making.

I bought this book for my daughter whom loves to make and experiment with candy recipes. I enjoy the fact that I have access to the book online! It's like a 2 for 1 special. Love that!

An easy-to-follow book that covers all facets of candy making. It's very helpful for anyone without prior candy making experience. Clear, concise instructions that help the beginner create candies for holidays, gifts, or just for fun.

Bought this as a Xmas gift for my Granddaughter.She loves to cook.She looks for this book in every bookstore that she visits

Good book for those who are learning about candy making. I experienced problems with candies and chocolates and the book told me how to solve, change, adjust to make a better product.