Always on the lookout for cute and clever ways to package food gifts?
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Always on the lookout for cute and clever ways to package food gifts?
| Sun, 09-16-2012 - 5:38pm |
Always on the lookout for cute and clever (and inexpensive) ways to package food gifts.
This dressed-up plastic wrap box is a fun way to present mini muffins or cupcakes, fudge, caramels...Get the simple directions here:http://bit.ly/QiJaIQ What do you think of this? 
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I do too, Evelyn!
They say you can ship cookies and candy in this kind of package without breaking the cookies too.
Do you think you might try this?
I am so going to use this idea, I make toffies and fudge every year and they just stick together in glass jars.
I'm glad you can use this, Hannah.
What kind of fudge do you make?
Lactose free chocolate fudge, it uses a boiled mixture of lactose free cream, sugar and golden syrup instead of condensed milk , it works like a charm. I am trying to figure out how to make peanut fudge and whisky fudge too.
That sounds interesting, I never liked using condensed milk, what is the golden syrup you use?
Here, I found this on foodsubs
golden syrup = cane juice = jus de canne = cane syrup = sugar cane juice = light treacle Notes: This amber-colored liquid sweetener is popular among British, Caribbean, and Creole cooks. It's made by evaporating sugar cane juice until it's thick and syrupy. Lyle's Golden Syrup and Steen's Pure Cane Syrup are popular brands. Substitutes: Combine two parts light corn syrup plus one part molasses OR equal parts honey and corn syrup OR maple syrup (This is thinner, and not as sweet.) OR dark corn syrup (This is thnner and not as sweet as golden syrup. If you like, try reducing the corn syrup in a saucepan to thicken it.) OR light corn syrup (This is thnner and not as sweet or flavorful as golden syrup. If you like, try reducing the corn syrup in a saucepan to thicken it.)
I use ½ cup of sugar, ½ cup of cream , ½ cup of syrup, boil it in a wide big pan until I can form ball of the liquid using the Cold water test. Drop 1 drop of caramell into ice cold water, pick it upp and try to roll a ball between your fingers, it normally takes about 5- 10 minutes to get to this stage. Then I add 1 cup dark chocolate chips and stir and pour our on baking parchment and leave to set for about 30 minutes before cutting it. Oh and be warned it is hot sugar so you can easily burn your self.
That sounds good, you give very good instructions too.
Thank you Hannah! 
Don't make it larger then half a cup ratio because then it takes much much longer to cook and also it much more likely to boil over and don't stir the sugar mixture because then it can form sugar crystals.
And if you dont add the chocolate but nuts or fruit, you get toffee.
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