Mother Estelle's Easy Homemade Candy Cookbook [Paperback]

Hilda Cooper (Author, Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2001

The ultimate collection of easy homemade candy recipes, from fudge and divinity, to pralines and turtles, to chocolate covered cherries and billionaires, rocky candy, butterscotch, toffee, buckeyes, mints, Turkish delight, truffles, bon bons, gummy gels, and more. You'll find easy to follow recipes for almost every candy imaginable. Amust have cookbook for mothers and grandmothers who like to make memories.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Sponge Candy, Turkish Delight, Plantation Pralines are all here. I made the Chocolate Raspberry Truffles; easy recipe, spectacular results. -- Kitchen Cupboard Books December 2001

This wonderful little cookbook brings back memories of my grandmother’s kitchen. I heartily recommend it for cooks of any level! -- Reviewer's Choice, December 2001

From the Publisher

If you are looking for a favorite old candy recipe, its probably here. This little book is wonderful collection of more than one hundred classic candy recipes updated for today's occasional cook, including easy microwave shortcuts. Beautifully illustrated with old fashioned fantasy silhouettes and printed in larger than normal font for easy reading, Mother Estelle's Easy Homemade Candy Cookbook is a must have for everyone who loves spectacular results with a minimum of effort!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Athenean Press, Inc. (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097014668X
• ISBN-13: 978-0970146687
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #304,367 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Baking > Desserts

Customer Reviews

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Collection of Candy Recipes, December 28, 2003

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Alexis (New Haven CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mother Estelle's Easy Homemade Candy Cookbook (Paperback)

If you are looking for the candy recipes your grandmother used, they are probably in this book. They are surprisingly simple and fun.

I ordered this book in November to prepare for our first Christmas without my Grandmother's spectacular candies. I do not mean to imply the book turned me into a master candymaker, but I did find recipes that allowed me to continue a cherished family tradition of homemade chocolate pecan fudge, divinity and penuche fudge. My brother commented that our grandmother must have helped me out a bit from up above. I am not known as a great cook, so maybe he was right. Everything turned out perfectly.

I highly recommend this.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long-Lost Recipes, December 8, 2001

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This review is from: Mother Estelle's Easy Homemade Candy Cookbook (Paperback)

I have been searching for some of these recipes since I lost pages out of my grandmother's recipe collection. They're all here, and I'm making them for my sisters and my father for Christmas this year. My sisters are also getting this book for Christmas presents. They will be absolutely shocked--we had all thought many of these recipes were lost forever. Hilda Cooper is incredible.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of recipes..., December 13, 2005

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Natasha M. Spurrier "Knitasha1968" (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mother Estelle's Easy Homemade Candy Cookbook (Paperback)

...and only recipes. The recipes are great, mind you; old-timey confections that are easy to make for the most part. The directions are well-written, with one page of candy-making tips. However, if you are interested in learning about the science/chemistry of candy making and perhaps seeing a few pictures of finished candies, this is not the book for you. I would recommend "Who Wants Candy?" instead.