tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post1748440194278942780..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: CHRISTMAS CRACKER CANDY--HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF IT? by Cheryl PiersonWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-81244739718175890652021-11-18T15:23:35.643-06:002021-11-18T15:23:35.643-06:00Agnes, I posted this over at the P&P blog and ...Agnes, I posted this over at the P&P blog and one of the readers over there said she uses club crackers, too, and told about how good it was. A couple said they used graham crackers, and some used brown sugar instead of granulated. Sounds like so many great variations!Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-62894901114219309272021-11-18T15:22:30.129-06:002021-11-18T15:22:30.129-06:00Oh, Vicky, that reminds me of the time my cousin J...Oh, Vicky, that reminds me of the time my cousin Julie and I found the Milky Way bars our aunt Joyce had bought to make her 'famous Milky Way cake' for Thanksgiving dessert. There were 6 of them, and we were about 10-11, so we snuck them out of the fridge and ran off into the woods and ate them all. OH MY GOSH. When we came back to Granny's we had been found out and our names were mud. Back then there was NO PLACE open to buy replacement candy bars so no Milky Way cake. And Julie and I were sick from eating all that candy. LOL Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-76147460050955245412021-11-18T15:19:59.604-06:002021-11-18T15:19:59.604-06:00Hi John! I remember my mom talking about how they ...Hi John! I remember my mom talking about how they got ribbon candy at Christmas. I had that a couple of times when I was very young--she considered that a great treat since that was probably all they had. Mom's favorite thing to make at Christmas was divinity--probably because that and fudge were my dad's two favorite things. I remember how hard it was to get the divinity to 'set up' just right and how she was soooo proud when a good batch came out. LOL Good memories!Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-30552246850958897772021-11-18T15:18:08.882-06:002021-11-18T15:18:08.882-06:00Well, shoot, Doris. I know my daughter won't b...Well, shoot, Doris. I know my daughter won't be eating any of it either now that she can't have gluten either. I just have to make it and see for myself that crackers can actually be turned into toffee. LOLCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-43695038100510968732021-11-18T15:17:11.998-06:002021-11-18T15:17:11.998-06:00JES, I never heard of using saltines either, but e...JES, I never heard of using saltines either, but evidently, they can be used for a huge variety of recipes I never would have known about. My sister tells me you can make a "mock apple pie" with saltines. Oh, DATE BALLS! I had not thought of those in years! My mom used to just love those!Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-80008352428927225682021-11-18T15:16:02.825-06:002021-11-18T15:16:02.825-06:00Elizabeth, you know I might not use sprinkles but ...Elizabeth, you know I might not use sprinkles but maybe some of that icing in a can. LOL At least it would be sugary and colorful. Have to wait until it all cools off though, to decorate with that. Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-35505767690053225062021-11-18T11:01:26.883-06:002021-11-18T11:01:26.883-06:00I have a friend who makes this every year with one...I have a friend who makes this every year with one change. She uses club crackers and it's very tasty. I may try it this year. Thanks for sharing.Agnes Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12200562452027669994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-57572174190882664872021-11-18T08:21:06.706-06:002021-11-18T08:21:06.706-06:00I've seen a similar recipe made with graham cr...I've seen a similar recipe made with graham crackers, but nothing with saltines. One of my favorites is the original Hershey Cocoa recipe for fudge. But you have to hold your mouth just right to make it. My aunt told me once as a girl (80+ years ago), she made a pan of fudge while her mother was gone, took it out in the woods and ate it all herself. But as mothers so often can, she was found out and got into big trouble! Vicky Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351058753278492695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-23442326641237142792021-11-17T22:01:12.458-06:002021-11-17T22:01:12.458-06:00Great discovery, Cheryl! Thank you for sharing it...Great discovery, Cheryl! Thank you for sharing it. I wouldn't have thought of making candy with saltine crackers, and apparently many others wouldn't have, either. If an expert like your mother never made it, I'll bet it's fairly rare. My favorite Christmas candy is ribbon candy, which I hadn't heard about until my mother mentioned it years ago. John Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00948452767251877886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-21954262540902987962021-11-17T19:31:23.019-06:002021-11-17T19:31:23.019-06:00Oops. I had heard of it, tried it a few years back...Oops. I had heard of it, tried it a few years back as did my mother. Once I went gluten free, no more cracker candy. But boy is it good. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-22075378693969481842021-11-17T18:38:48.822-06:002021-11-17T18:38:48.822-06:00I've never heard of using saltines to make can...I've never heard of using saltines to make candy. Very interesting. My favorite Christmas candy however is called Date Balls ... you cook dates and sugar and add Rice Krispies and roll it in coconut flakes ... decadent!JES Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464125288178319685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-50216555554235213182021-11-17T16:01:04.482-06:002021-11-17T16:01:04.482-06:00I've never heard of it either, but what an eas...I've never heard of it either, but what an easy, simple recipe., I can just imagine it with white chocolate and some slivered almonds. For some reason I don't like sprinkles. Yeah, I know, I'm the odd one out on that I'd love to make this with my grandson at Christmas. I wonder if before it's completely cooled if one can use Christmas cookie cutters and then just break up the outlines into extra pieces? Thanks for recipe. Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-53738563046483899692021-11-16T19:41:43.328-06:002021-11-16T19:41:43.328-06:00I love that there are so many toppings you can use...I love that there are so many toppings you can use on it to change up the recipe--chocolate, white chocolate, crushed candy canes, nuts and chocolate...there were others, too that I can't remember now. But I think I stopped after I saw the chocolate and crushed candy canes...LOL I will definitely be making this.Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-2021322781006913342021-11-16T18:43:12.582-06:002021-11-16T18:43:12.582-06:00I've never heard of that either. Interesting.I've never heard of that either. Interesting.BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347297074791079439noreply@blogger.com