INDEX

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Almond(s):

bark, 16-17

crunch, 192-93

in fruit and nut trail mix, 83

in granola crispy bars, 214-15

in marzipan pinecones, 151-52

in nougat, 157-58

in nougatine, 224

in rocky road drops, marshmallow, 77-78

in sugarplums, 81-82

in Turkish delight, 179-80

almond paste:

in marzipan potatoes, 66-67

in pinecones, 151-52

almonds, chocolate-covered, in chocolate trail mix, 83

altitudes, boiling point and, 10

ancho chili powder, in glazed spiced walnuts, 212-13

Animal Crackers, in party mix, 70

apple(s):

candy, 87-88, 200-201

caramel, 97-98

apricot jewels, 194-95

Armagnac, in sugarplums, 81-82

Balls:

bourbon, 18-19

coconut snow-, 48-49

fruit, 54-55

popcorn, 73-74

bark:

almond, 16-17

butterscotch, 20-21

crispy rice cereal, 52-53

golden raisin, 58-59

mint, 68-69

bars, granola:

chewy, 129-30

crispy, 214-15

peanut butter trail, 62-63

bourbon balls, 18-19

brandy, in sugarplums, 81-82

brittle:

cashew, 204-5

coconut, 210-11

hazelnut, 216-17

macadamia nut, 222-23

peanut, 225-27

pecan butter, 229-30

pistachio, 231-32

southern peanut, 236-37

brown sugar, dark, in marrons glacés, 145-46

brown sugar, light:

in apple candy, 87-88

in caramel corn, 202-3

in glazed spiced walnuts, 212-13

in granola crispy bars, 214-15

in granola peanut butter trail bars, 62-63

in party mix, 70

in pralines, 169-70

burns, 12

burnt sugar:

fudge, 89-90

lollipops, 196-97

butter, 6

buttercream truffles, 91-92

buttermilk pralines, 93-94

butterscotch:

bark, 20-21

drops, 198-99

Candy:

flavorings, 7-8

molds, 3

thermometers, 2, 3

candy apples, 200-201

candy canes, chocolate-dipped, 24-25

caramel(s), 95-96

apples, 97-98

chocolate, 101-2

corn, 202-3

in pecan roll, 165-67

in turtles, 183-84

cashew(s):

brittle, 204-5

in tropical trail mix, 83

cherries, chocolate, 103-5

chestnuts, in marrons glacés, 145-46

chewing gum, 99-100

chickpea candy, 206-7

chocolate, 6

in almond bark, 16-17

in buttercream truffles, 91-92

caramels, 101-2

cherries, 103-5

chocolate creams, 106-8

chopping, 11

in coconut mounds, 123-24

creams, 109-11

creams deluxe, 112-14

in crispy rice cereal bark, 52-53

cups, 22-23

divinity, 115-16

fudge, 117-18

in fudge-in-a-minute, 56-57

in granola drops, 60-61

in infused truffles, 139-40

leaves, 32-33

lollipops, 34-35

in marshmallow cups, 149-50

matzo, 36-37

measuring, 10

melting, 11-12

in orangettes, 161-62

in peanut butter cups, 163-64

in peanut clusters, 71-72

pizza, 38-39

potato chips, 40-41

pretzels, 42-43

in raisin clusters, 75-76

in rocky road drops, 77-78

spiderwebs, 44-45

taffy, 119-20

tempering, 11-12

thermometers, 2-3

trail mix, 83

in truffles, 177-78

in turtles, 183-84

see also milk chocolate;

semisweet chocolate;

unsweetened chocolate;

white chocolate

chocolate-dipped:

candy canes, 24-25

dried fruit, 26-27

marshmallow pops, 28-29

strawberries and other fresh fruits, 30-31

tools for, 3

Christmas candy ornaments, 208-9

clear vanilla, in white

chocolate truffles, 189-90

clusters:

peanut, 71-72

raisin, 75-76

tropical, 84-85

cocoa (powder), 6

in bourbon balls, 18-19

in chocolate chocolate creams, 106-8

in chocolate taffy, 119-20

in marzipan pinecones, 151-52

meringue kisses, 121-22

coconut, 7

brittle, 210-11

haystacks, 46-47

mounds, 123-24

snowballs, 48-49

toasting, 12

in tropical trail mix, 83

coconut chips:

in pumpkin pecan candy, 171

in tropical clusters, 84-85

cold-water testing, 10

cornstarch, 7

corn syrup, 7

cranberries, dried, in fruit and nut trail mix, 83

cream, in burnt sugar fudge, 89-90

cream, heavy:

in buttercream truffles, 91-92

in caramels, 95-96

in infused truffles, 139-40

in truffles, 177-78

in turtles, 183-84

in white chocolate truffles, 189-90

cream, light, in chocolate caramels, 101-2

cream cheese mints, 50-51

cream of tartar, 7

creams:

chocolate, 109-11

chocolate, deluxe, 112-14

chocolate chocolate, 106-8

crispy rice cereal bark, 52-53

crunch:

pumpkin seed, 233-34

sesame, 235

cups:

chocolate, 22-23

marshmallow, 149-50

peanut butter, 163-64

raspberry, 172

Date(s):

in fruit balls, 54-55

rolls, 125-26

stuffed, 176

divinity, 127-28

chocolate, 115-16

icebox, 137-38

double boiler, 3-4

dried fruit, see fruit, dried

drops:

butterscotch, 198-99

lemon, 218-19

rocky road. 77-78

Egg whites:

in chocolate divinity, 115-16

in cocoa meringue kisses, 121-22

in divinity, 127-28

in granola crispy bars, 214-15

in icebox divinity, 137-38

in meringue kisses, 153-54

in nougat, 157-58

in Turkish taffy, 181-82

equipment, 2-5

evaporated milk, 7

in caramel apples, 97-98

extracts, 7-8

Figs, in fruit balls, 54-55

food coloring, 8

Frosted Flakes cereal, in chocolate pizza, 38-39

fruit:

balls, 54-55

chocolate-dipped

strawberries and other fresh, 30-31

and nut trail mix, 83

fruit, dried, 7

in apricot jewels, 194-95

chocolate-dipped, 26-27

in fruit and nut trail mix, 83

in tropical clusters, 84-85

in tropical trail mix, 83

fudge:

burnt sugar, 89-90

chocolate, 117-18

-in-a-minute, 56-57

maple, 143-45

vanilla, 185-86

vanilla lower-fat, 187-88

Gelatin, 8

in apple candy, 87-88

in lemonade jellies, 141-42

in marshmallows, 147-8

in orange pâte de fruits, 159-60

glazed spiced walnuts, 212-13

glycerin, in saltwater taffy, 174-75

golden raisin bark, 58-59

golden syrup, 8

in sponge candy, 238-39

granola:

chewy bars, 129-30

crispy bars, 214-15

drops, 60-61

peanut butter trail bars, 62-63

gum base, in chewing gum, 99-100

gummy bears, 131-32

Half-and-half:

in chocolate fudge, 117-18

in maple fudge, 143-45

Halloween candy, 133-34

halvah, 135-36

haystacks, coconut, 46-47

hazelnut brittle, 216-17

honey, 8

in halvah, 135-36

in party mix, 70

Icebox divinity, 137-38

infused truffles, 139-40

ingredients, 6-9

Jellies, lemonade, 141-42

Kisses:

cocoa meringue, 121-22

meringue, 153-54

kitchen scales, 4

Leaves, chocolate, 32-33

lemonade jellies, 141-42

lemon drops, 218-19

Life cereal, in party mix, 70

lollipops, 220-21

burnt sugar, 196-97

chocolate, 34-35

chocolate-dipped

marshmallow, 28-29

rolled marshmallow, 79-80

Macadamia nut(s):

brittle, 222-23

in tropical trail mix, 83

M&M’s candies:

in chocolate-dipped

marshmallow lollipops, 28-29

in chocolate trail mix, 83

maple fudge, 143-45

maple syrup, 8

in granola chewy bars, 129-30

in maple fudge, 143-45

marrons glacés, 145-46

marshmallow, 147-48

crispy squares, 64-65

cups, 149-50

in popcorn balls, 73-74

pops, chocolate-dipped, 28-29

pops, rolled, 79-80

in rocky road drops, 77-78

marshmallow cream:

in marshmallow cups, 149-50

in marzipan pinecones, 151-52

in marzipan potatoes, 66-67

marzipan:

pinecones, 151-52

potatoes, 66-67

matzo, chocolate, 36-37

meringue kisses, 153-54

milk:

in date rolls, 125-26

in pecan roll, 165-67

see also evaporated milk;

nonfat dry milk; powdered

nonfat milk; sweetened condensed milk

milk chocolate, 6

in almond bark, 16-17

in chocolate lollipops, 34-35

in chocolate pretzels, 42-43

in crispy rice cereal bark, 52-53

in granola drops, 60-61

in peanut butter cups, 163-64

mint(s):

bark, 68-69

cream cheese, 50-51

mix(es):

party mix, 70

trail, 83

molasses taffy, 155-56

molds, candy, 3

Nonfat dry milk, in Halloween candy, 133-34

nougat, 157-58

nougatine, 224

nuts, 8-9

toasting, 12

Oats, in granola crispy bars, 214-15

orange:

in orangettes, 161-62

pâte de fruits, 159-60

orange marmalade:

in orange pâte de fruits, 159-60

in Turkish taffy, 181-82

orange rind, in stuffed dates, 176

orangettes, 161-62

Pans, 4

parchment, 5

party mix, 70

pastry brushes, 4

pâte de fruits, orange, 159-60

peanut(s), 9

brittle, 225-27

brittle, southern, 236-37

in chocolate trail mix, 83

clusters, 71-72

in fruit and trail mix, 83

in party mix, 70

potato, candy, 168

peanut butter:

in chocolate pizza, 38-39

cups, 163-64

finger candy, 227-28

granola trail bars, 62-63

in potato peanut candy, 168

pecan(s):

in bourbon balls, 18-19

butter brittle, 229-30

in buttermilk pralines, 93-94

in pralines, 169-70

pumpkin candy, 171

roll, 165-67

in turtles, 183-84 pectin, in gummy bears, 131-32

peppermint candy, in mint bark, 68-69

peppermint extract, in chewing gum, 99-100

pistachio(s):

brittle, 231-32

in stuffed dates, 176

pizza, chocolate, 38-39

popcorn:

balls, 73-74

in caramel corn, 202-3

in party mix, 70

potato chips, chocolate, 40-41

potato peanut candy, 168

pots, 4

powdered nonfat milk, in granola peanut butter trail bars, 62-63

pralines, 169-70

buttermilk, 93-94

pretzels:

chocolate, 42-43

in party mix, 70

in trail mix, 83

prunes:

in fruit balls, 54-55

in sugarplums, 81-82

pumpkin pecan candy, 171

pumpkin seed(s), 9

crunch, 233-34

Raisin(s):

bark, golden, 58-59

in chocolate pizza, 38-39

clusters, 75-76

in fruit balls, 54-55

in party mix, 70

in sugarplums, 81-82

raisins, chocolate-covered, in chocolate trail mix, 83

raspberry cups, 172-73

Rice Krispies:

in crispy rice cereal bark, 52-53

in marshmallow crispy squares, 64-65

ricotta cheese, in stuffed dates, 176

rocky road drops, 77-78

roll(s):

date, 125-26

pecan, 165-67

rolled marshmallow pops, 79-80

Saltwater taffy, 174-75

scissors, 4

seeds, 8-9

semisweet chocolate, 6

in chocolate cherries, 103-5

in chocolate chocolate creams, 106-8

in chocolate creams, 109-11

in chocolate creams deluxe, 112-14

in chocolate cups, 22-23

in chocolate-dipped dried fruit, 26-27

chocolate-dipped strawberries and other fresh fruit, 30-31

in chocolate leaves, 32-33

in chocolate matzo, 36-37

in chocolate pizza, 38-39

in chocolate potato chips, 40-41

in coconut mounds, 123-24

in fudge-in-a-minute, 56-57

in infused truffles, 139-40

in marshmallow cups, 149-50

in orangettes, 161-62

in peanut clusters, 71-72

in raisin clusters, 75-76

in rocky road drops, 77-78

in truffles, 177-78

in turtles, 183-84

sesame crunch, 235

sesame oil, in halvah, 135-36

snowballs, coconut, 48-49

southern peanut brittle, 236-37

spiderwebs, chocolate, 44-45

sponge candy, 238-39

strawberries, chocolate-dipped, and other fresh fruits, 30-31

stuffed dates, 176

sugarplums, 81-82

sugars, 9

see also brown sugar, dark; brown sugar, light; burnt sugar

sunflower seeds, 9

in granola crispy bars, 214-15

in fruit and nut trail mix, 83

sweetened condensed milk, 9

in coconut snowballs, 48-49

in fudge-in-a-minute, 56-57

Taffy:

chocolate, 119-20

molasses, 155-56

saltwater, 174-75

Turkish, 181-82

tahini, in halvah, 135-36

tangerines, in fruit balls, 54-55

tea leaves, in infused truffles, 139-40

techniques, 10-12

thermometers, 2-3

toasting, nuts and coconut, 12

toffee, 240-41

trail mix, 83

tropical clusters, 84-85

tropical trail mix, 83

truffles, 177-78

buttercream, 91-92

infused, 139-40

white chocolate, 189-90

Turkish:

delight, 179-80

taffy, 181-82

turtles, 183-84

Unsweetened chocolate, 6

in buttercream truffles, 91-92

in chocolate caramels, 101-2

in chocolate divinity, 115-16

in chocolate fudge, 117-18

Vanilla:

fudge, 185-86

lower-fat fudge, 187-88

vanilla, clear, in white chocolate truffles, 189-90

vanilla bean, in matrons glacés, 145-46

vanilla extract, 9

vanilla wafers, in bourbon balls, 18-19

Walnuts, 8-9

in fruit balls, 54-55

glazed spiced, 212-13

in granola crispy bars, 214-15

wax paper, 5

weather, 12

wheat germ, in granola crispy bars, 214-15

white chocolate:

in chocolate chips, 38-39

in chocolate-dipped candy canes, 24-25

in chocolate-dipped marshmallow lollipops, 28-29

in chocolate spiderwebs, 44-45

in chocolate trail mix, 83

in coconut haystacks, 46-47

in golden raisin bark, 58-59

in mint bark, 68-69

in raspberry cups, 172

in tropical clusters, 84-85

truffles, 189-90