Ye Olde Sweet Shop

Bah humbug! Remember treats like Flying Saucers, Sweetie Necklaces, Bassets Liquorice Allsorts, hundreds and thousands stuck on white saucers, Bubble Gum, Jelly Babies or Gobstoppers? Make your own delicious French Macaroons, Vanilla Tablets, Champagne Truffles and Rhubarb and Custards – yumm! This vintage collection of sweetie recipes for kids and grown-ups too is bursting with scrumptious recipes, many of which will make wonderful gifts and crowd-pleasers.

Beginning with the tool box like sugar thermometers and shopping lists like raising agents, advice on storing, gift packaging, we move on to the chapters of Boiled Sweets and Soft Candies, Caramel, Toffee and Fudge, Nutty Sweets and Coconut Treats, Luxury Chocolates like Chocolate-Coated Coffee Beans and Truffles either in orange, mint, champagne or white and milk. Our other favourites include Sugared Almonds, Coconut Ice, Peanut Butter Fudge, Liquorice Sticks and Orange, Lemon and Lime Drops. For each there is the numbers it will make, preparation time, cooking time and an index and nutritional information. 112 large pages, delicious colour photos.