Battle of the Bars

Candy bars that is.

Husband and I went to the Market on a hot and spicy date. 

ok maybe more of an artichoke and potatoe date.  

After playing tag and wandering aimlessly through the aisles we ended up at the check out counter.  We noticed both whatchamacallits and also thingamajigs. This is where the taste test begun.

In Corner number one we have an old favorite: whatchamacallit containing in all it's yumminess peanut butter crisps topped with caramel and then smothered in a milk chocolate coating.

Corner two newbie thingamajig bringing to the plate.. (no pun intended) it's own version of Chocolate crisps topped with peanut butter and them smothered in that same delicious milk chocolate coating.

After only one round we have a clear winner and so far and undefeated champion

WHATCHAMACALLIT 

 *claps*cheers from the crowd* and I also think I saw a tear. Although that tear was from me because I was the one who got stuck eating the rest of the thingamajig.  

acknowledgments: thanks Candyblog.com for letting me "borrow" two of your photos for this entry.

Aunt Leah's Hard Tack Candy.

I LOVE this stuff, My Grandma Slane used to make it every year for Christmas, tons of flavors and it seemed to last FOREVER! For the Last 3 or so years I have been making it. Although Lance and I are the only ones out of our family that eat it. It is still fun to make.

So for those who would like to learn here you go.

The photos aren't that great because I was making candy at 11 last night and it was dark.

Ingredients: (I normally half the recipe that way you get more flavors)

-3 1/2 c Sugar

-1 c Light Karo Syrup

-1 c Water

-1 tsp Flavoring Oil (I use Lorann's gourmet oils)

-Food Coloring

Other Things you will need:

-Marble Slab, or

-Aluminium Foil

-Pam

-Powdered Sugar

heat all ingredients until they are at "hard crack stage" this means you need to get the candy temp up to at least 295* and no more then 305* or the sugar will start burning.

While that if heating up if you have a marble slap to pour the candy out on that's great, I don't have one so I double up on Aluminium Foil and spray it will Pam

Turn off the burner stir flavoring and food coloring

Pour over foil let cool just enough to score it with a knife ( it will help it break up better) top with powdered sugar

After it cools enough to handle with out getting your fingers burned then break apart.

mix with other flavors.. yum

The Flavor above is Tropical Punch.. and its blue!

Flavors I normally do:

-Banana Creme

-Butter Rum

-Cinnamon

-Peppermint

-Anise (Black Licorice)

-Sassafras (Rootbeer)

-Tropical Punch

Ones I have added this year

-Grape

-Apple

-Wintergreen

-Chocolate