Tootsie Roll Midgees
- Ready In:
- 32mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
60 candies
ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 4 teaspoons cocoa
- 2 tablespoons evaporated skim milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Combine sugar, corn syrup, shortening, and cocoa in a medium saucepan over medium/high heat.
- Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer candy until temperature reaches 275 degrees on a candy thermometer.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat.
- When the bubbling stops, add the evaporated milk and beat candy with an electric mixer in the pan for about 30 seconds.
- Add vanilla, then continue to beat candy until it begins to firm up, and you can no longer beat it.
- Pour candy out onto wax paper.
- When it is cool, divide the candy into several portions and roll the portions into long ropes that are approximately 1/2-inch thick.
- Use a sharp knife to slice candy into 1-inch long pieces.
- Arrange the candy on a plate and let it sit out overnight so that it firms up.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
JustaQT
Camdenton, MO
In Memory of Maxie, a beloved pet who we love and miss so very much. Our sweet Maxie was a black lab who wss put to sleep because of stomache cancer. 1997 - October 31, 2007
In Memory of Cheech, a beloved pet who we love and miss so much. March 1996 - July 9, 2005
In memory of Tanner, a beloved pet I love and miss you. July 15, 1999 - February 14, 2004
I live in Missouri, USA.
I am a stay at home mom to 2 boys. Chance - January 1999 and Blake April 2005.
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