Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I think the only thing good for you kn that recipe is the pepper, water and salt and maybe butter? but is there away we could makeit good? why cornsyrup and sugar? couldn't honey replace that? makes sence that fda approved it it has sugar and cornsyrup in it as long as it has poisions they are happy. sorry just not an fda fan. but I think I know a couple people that might enjoy this candy if I can tweek it enough. thanks for the recipe. yeah yeah I am going to bed really. LOL Stuck Re: Re: cayenne pepper candy recipe-SALLY Susie I don't see any reason why you can't just put it on your food and get the same benefits but i'm no expert. I would love your hard candy receipe if you still have it. Thanks Sally Cayenne Pepper candy for colds (not hard candy as I stated, this sound more like taffy! Yum! This recipe, developed at Yale, has had much success but is currently not FDA approved. (now isnt that a hoot? FDA approved? Ha!) 1 tablespoon butter to grease the pan, then mix: 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup light corn syrup 2/3 cups water 1 tablespoon cornstarch 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 - 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper Butter a square 8x8x2 pan, and set aside. In a 2-quart sauce pan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, water, cornstarch, butter and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, to 265 degrees on a candy thermometer (or until small amounts of the mixture dropped into very cold water forms a hard ball). Remove from the heat; stir in the vanilla and cayenne pepper, and pour into the greased pan. When the mixture is just cool enough to handle, butter hands & pull the candy until it is satiny, light in color, and stiff. Pull into long strips, 1/2 inch wide. Cut the strips into 1-inch pieces. Wrap the pieces individually in waxed paper, and store them in an airtight container. I would think you could cook this to " hard crack " stage and then pour into a pan to cool, then smack it to break into small pieces. Heat Scale: Medium Yield: About 1 pound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Have you gone to a herbalist? acupuncturist? chiropractor? you wouldn't think your back would have to dow ith your throat but if your neck is out it culd be affected. can't hurt ( much) LOL. I hope you find something thinking of trying the candy's this cold has gone one for a week now to the point that ican't even get out of bed. it's driving me nuts and the cookie craving is driving me nuts. LOL so thinK i'll go make cookies. LOL Hope you feel better. Stuck [lists] Re: Re: cayenne pepper candy recipe-SALLY The best thing I ever did for my sinuses is Organic Apple Cider Vinegar- 1 TBSP in a big glass of water every single morning. You can feel it working within minutes. I now add cayenne pepper to this morning cocktail along with a wee bit of maple syrup- stevia would work too. The candy I tried to go for the hard crack stage- but missed it. Mine is more like caramels and it keeps melting LOL, but they peel off the greased pan just fine and literally melt in my mouth. I am going to do it again this time hopefully to the hard crack and hope and pray i get it out of the pan before it sets up. LOL Im also going to use honey instead of the corn syrup which I discovered has HFCS as one of the ingredients. May even add a bit of horehound extract- that should really do a great job on my throat. huggs zoe Saturday, December 16, 2006, 8:09:20 AM, you wrote: > >> I just made this recipe, since I have a chronic sore throat that no > one seems to want to address- I find these quite soothing. TYVM. >> zoe > > Zoe, Today Im baking Christmas naughties for all of my grown kids and > their children and Im including this Pepper Candy too. Did you cook to > taffy stage or hard crack? Im going to try it both ways I think. Glad > you " tested " it!! My husband suffers from Sinus congestion (not > infection) all winter and I wish he could suck on those but he is > allergic to red pepper. Poor man. Any suggestions for Sinus congestion > (and no he wont snort colloidal silver, already tried that) would be > greatly appreciated! He currently takes Tylonol Sinus which scares the > heck out of me, I dont trust those drugs. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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