Pumpkin Candy
- Ready In:
- 49hrs
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
1 pound
ingredients
- 1 sugar pumpkin, about 3 lbs
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- water
- 2 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1 lemon
- 4 sprigs fresh cilantro
directions
- Peel and seed pumpkin and cut into 2x4-inch strips.
- Put strips into bowl just big enough to hold them.
- Stir baking soda into enough water to cover strips. Pour over strips and let stand 12 hours.
- Drain and rinse strips in running water.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and drop strips into water. Cook until tender but not soft.
- Remove strips and crisp in ice cold water. Drain.
- Juice lemon and cut zest into strips.
- Combine sugar, lemon juice, zest, cilantro and 1/2 cup water in a saucepan. Heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, then boil slowly without stirring for 10 minutes.
- Add pumpkin strips, cover pot, and simmer for 20 minutes, until syrup is thick and strips are brittle.
- Spread candy on wax paper and let dry for 10 hours.
- Store pieces in an airtight container.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Outta Here
United States
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