A new purpose for an old cutting mat
02-14-2012, 08:20 AM
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recipe
I was wondering if you could possibly post your recipe?
Originally Posted by spartan quilter
I have this old cutting mat, and found a new purpose for it. I make 200 boxes--3 inches square--of candy every year, for my brother, who gives them away to his clients as a thank you gift. I used my old mat this year as a cutting guide, using a pizza cutter to cut the caramel.
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This is the cutting mat, and my square that I use to cut the caramel. It really worked slick.
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This picture shows the box that I pack for him. On the bottom layer, are 4 molded candies, chocolate mint and chocolate crushed pretzel, and then almond sunflower seed and almond mint. I put a piece of foil over them and then on the top layer, I have 1 chocolate mint creme, 1 strawberry creme, 2 caramels with pecans and 3 peanut butter cups. And believe me, by the time I get all this candy made and packed, I don't want to see or eat candy for a month or more.
Now to get my taxes done, and then BACK to quilting. lol
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This is the cutting mat, and my square that I use to cut the caramel. It really worked slick.
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This picture shows the box that I pack for him. On the bottom layer, are 4 molded candies, chocolate mint and chocolate crushed pretzel, and then almond sunflower seed and almond mint. I put a piece of foil over them and then on the top layer, I have 1 chocolate mint creme, 1 strawberry creme, 2 caramels with pecans and 3 peanut butter cups. And believe me, by the time I get all this candy made and packed, I don't want to see or eat candy for a month or more.
Now to get my taxes done, and then BACK to quilting. lol
) like the one for the carmel candy? I am new and not use to this board, so if I am stepping on toes so sorry.
02-14-2012, 02:19 PM
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Very Clever!!!
My SIL used to do the same thing for their clients (and us as relatives). Only she just did one kind of candy...Almond Rocha...sort of like a Heath bar...which just got broken up like peanut brittle for packing...no cutting involved.
My SIL used to do the same thing for their clients (and us as relatives). Only she just did one kind of candy...Almond Rocha...sort of like a Heath bar...which just got broken up like peanut brittle for packing...no cutting involved.
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