look. I'm trying to be helpful.

If you two don't appreciate my attempts at getting our gal Sundae married off to a nice, toothsome, oven-loving, country-estate owning bachelor I will take my suggestions elsewhere!

*storms off whilst applying black eye-liner*

If I find a nice toothsome oven-loving country-estate owning bachelor, I might have a go at him myself. :lol:

But wait, what is 'toothsome'? Does it mean he has SOME teeth? Which ones?

No. Tell me about this mysterious thing. Please.

Grandma made it all the time. I think it's hard to make. she always put a walnut on top. There aer recipes online but not exactly like Grandma's, I don't think.

They're a light airy sugar candy. Very different.

This picture looks most like what she made, sans walnuts. As with anything, there are a lot of options and variations.

And yes, it looks weird but is yummy. And it looks like uncooked dough but it' snot. ;)

It has the slightest 'crunch' to it.

I think I've had that before. Kind of like a meringue. Whip up some sugary egg whites and bake them?

No baking, but yeah. Egg whites, sugars, vanilla extract et al.

Oh, here's my grandma's recipe. It took me a minute to decipher it. Her handwriting...worse than mine!

2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. water

Boil until med hard ball in cold water (until about 240 degrees on candy thermometer

Pour into 2 egg whites, beat until stiff (don't go there boys.)

Drop by taps onto buttered sheet when it will hold shape.

English walnut on top if desired.

That's it! I guess there is no vanilla in this one.

did your gramma write the "don't go there boys" bit?

Gingerbread
 

We have snowmen, christmas trees and snowflakes.

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I hate you Ali! I just bought a few cookie cutters, but I am not artistic at all and there is NO WAY I can decorate mine that well. :(

Imma make 'em and just eat 'em now.

classic, the trees and snowflakes were easy. Just put the icing on then press them into a bowl of sprinkles or coconut as I've done. So easy! The snowmen would have worked out better if I'd had more practice, so I might have to make another batch of those down the track. :)

I was pretty happy with them, and best of all, they taste pretty good too. :)

Love them snow flakes and Christmas trees. As for the snowmen, if you had outlined the edge, the icing wouldn't have spilled, or at least as much. ;)

Classic, if I could decorate them Angry Birds cookies, you could decorate them Xmas cookies just fine. ;)

I was just doing a quick job lola. I'm nowhere near the artist you are. ;)

Peanut Brittle
 

:yum:

You're a little South of Brizzie now, aren't you?