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Horehound Drops
Herbal Recipe
Horehound drops make a tasty, healthful herbal candy, or a nice drop to soothe an irritated or dry throat.
Ingredients:
1 cup fresh Horehound leaves
2 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoon corn syrup or honey
Directions:
Combine leaves and water in saucepan; bring to boil and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes; cool, then remove leaves.
Squeeze out liquid and add sugar and honey to liquid in pan and stir while bringing to a boil. Then, turn down heat to a gentle simmer; boil to hard crack stage (330 degrees); test in cool water and when hard enough to crack when bitten, it is done. If it sticks to the teeth it's not ready.
When done, remove from heat and lightly butter a baking pan and pour in the hot mixture. Score the surface after it's cooled enough to be firm; break apart as soon as can be handled.
Sift granulated or powdered sugar over the candy.
