Buttercups Recipe

Ingredients for Buttercups

• 2 cups molasses
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 teaspoon cream of tartar
• ½ cup boiling water
• Fondant flavored with vanilla

Instructions

1. Boil ingredients (except fondant) until, when tried in cold water, a firm ball may be formed in the fingers, not stirring until the last few minutes of cooking.
2. Pour on a buttered platter, and when cool enough to handle, pull until light-colored.
3. Shape on a floured board, having strip wide enough to enclose a roll of fondant one inch in diameter.
4. Place fondant on candy, bring edges of candy together, and press firmly over fondant.
5. With both hands pull candy into a long strip.
6. Cut in small pieces; each piece will consist of fondant encircled with molasses candy.
7. Care must be taken that candy is not cooked too long, as it should be soft rather than brittle.