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 | Chocolate and candy making today is undergoing a renaissance in public awareness and status. This comprehensive book combines artisan confectionery techniques with accessible explanations of the theory and science as well as formulas for use in production. Fundamental information for the confectioner includes ingredient function and use, chocolate processing, and artisan production techniques. The book contains 140 formulas and variations for beautiful confections, including dairy-based centers, crystalline and noncrystalline sugar confectionery, jellies, and nut center and aerated confections. List Price: $ Price: $39.00   |
 | Remember stopping by the five-and-dime on your way home from school to get a handful of your favorite sweet treat? Candy: The Sweet History covers the goodies of yesteryear: Pay Day candy bars, Candy necklaces, Lemonheads, Necco Wafers, Chic-O-Sticks, Abba-Zaba, and many more selected for their nostalgic packaging, yummy tastes, and wonderful stories. Inside this tasty tome are more than 85 sensational candies, including those hard-to-find local favorites made by small, family-owned factories relying on handed-down recipes and old-fashioned techniques. Colorful and tempting photos show standout nostalgic candies—some in production for more than 100 years—and the text describes the fascinating stories behind key candy makers and pays homage to our favorites that are no longer available. With 240 never-before-published photographs and images from the largest candy makers. Contains classic recipes for old favorites such as taffy, nougat, gumdrops, brittle, marshmallows, and hard candies. Featuring “Fun Facts” about all of the candy makers profiled in the book. With a detailed timeline that shows the evolution of candy. List Price: $ Price: $24.50 |
 | Good introduction with 50 recipes for hard and soft candies: caramels, truffles, fudge, brittle, gumdrops, jellies, mints and more. List Price: $ Price: $19.96 |
 | Guided by Carole Bloom’s so clear, so simple you’ll-kick-yourself-for-not-doing-this-sooner instructions, you’ll be on your way to making batches of some of the 90-plus treats found in Truffles, Candies, and Confections in no time. Featuring Orange Chocolate Truffles, Vanilla Cream Caramels, Raspberry-Almond Squares, Espresso Hazelnut Fudge, and much more, this revised and expanded edition includes an updated introduction covering ingredients (buying and handling), equipment, techniques, ideas for packaging gifts, and the author’s special, trademarked tasting chart. Using tools found in most kitchens (you don’t even need a double boiler) and ingredients found at most grocery stores (including gourmet chocolate these days), you can start your own candy-making tradition. Don’t waste another calorie on store-bought, mass-produced candy—learn to make your own and never look back. List Price: $ Price: $17.46 |
 | Caramel is a source of sheer delight as it crunches on the teeth and melts on the tongue. Creamy, glassy, mixed with chocolate or even in its pure state, just a touch of caramel makes a dish come alive in surprising ways. Served soft or as a glaze, caramel satisfies the whole palate. Taking this sensual approach to melted sugar in its variations, acclaimed chef Trish Deseine celebrates the joys of using caramel -- and not just for dessert. The 130 recipes and the yummy photographs will whet the appetite and reveal caramel as an adaptable ingredient for the home chef to pair with fruits, vegetables and even meat dishes. Sample some of these sweet recipes: Caramel fondue Caramel citrus tart Pizza with smoked chicken, caramelized pineapple and mozzarella Mascarpone mousse with crushed caramel sugar. List Price: $ Price: $17.46 |