Recipes from Germania's Centennial Cookbook

You can find recipes submitted by Germania policyholders that they submitted and published in the Germania Cookbook for the 100th anniversary of Germania Farm Mutual.



Hughes Christmas Tradition English Toffee

Ingredients:
  • 3½ sticks butter
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups nuts, finely chopped
  • 1 8-ounce milk chocolate bar

Procedure:

Butter a 15x10 pan. Combine butter and water in a 4 quart Dutch oven. Cook over medium heat until butter melts. Add sugar and salt. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Boil gently until mixture begins to lighten in color. Add 1 cup of nuts. Cook until thermometer registers 298 degree F. Pour syrup mixture into a buttered 15x10 pan. Cool slightly and score into 1-inch squares with sharp knife. Cool entirely. Melt chocolate in microwave (30 seconds, then 40 seconds, approximately) Spread over toffee. Sprinkle with remaining nuts. Let chocolate top cool. Break into squares. Line tins with festive papers and give these and other goodies away for Christmas.

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