SPUN AND PULLED SUGAR : Page 342
PULLED SUGAR RECIPE
3/4 cup water
3 cups granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Bring water to a boil, add dry ingredients and mix well. Cook quickly to 312 washing batch down with a brush
and warm water three times while cooking to eliminatecrystals on side of pan. Do not stir while cooking.
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Remove from heat and pour on greased marbleslab. If you use porcelain, Formica or large cookie sheet instead of marble, be sure to follow the stepsoutlined here:
When the batch reaches 312 remove from heat andplace pan in cold water for two minutes. Stir con-stantly to keep the candy from hardening on thesides of the pan. Pour candy on surface heavily greased with lard. As the edges of the batch cool,lift them toward the center of the mass using ametal scraper or spatula knife. Continue turningthe edges of the batch inward and work the candyto another area of the surface in order to prevent sticking and to hasten cooling.