Any good PC candy out there?

[Bullmoose]

Anybody making PC candy? I see Panther's sugar sticks, at over a dollar apiece. Just wondering if someone knows a good supplier, or knows what is PC and how to make it.

 

[Cruzatte]

What part of the era are we talking about? Colonial? Post Rev. War/Federalist era? Fur Trade? Santa Fe Trail? There's gotta be some really yummy Mixican chocolate available.

Cruzatte

 

[bnail]

Hoarhound is still around, but I don't know how far back it dates.

 

[Wart]

What about rock candy ? Anyone know how long it's been around :hmm:

 

[nirom]

how about candied ginger my favorite

 

[Claude Mathis]

Hoarhound is still around, but I don't know how far back it dates.

It goes way back.

Name: Horehound
Biological Name: Marrubium vulgare

The Egyptian Priests called this plant the 'Seed of Horus,' or the 'Bull's Blood,' and the 'Eye of the Star.' It was a principal ingredient in the negro Caesar's antidote for vegetable poisons.

The Romans esteemed Horehound for its medicinal properties, and its Latin name of Marrubium is said to be derived from Maria urbs, an ancient town of Italy. Other authors derive its name from the Hebrew marrob (a bitter juice), and state that it was one of the bitter herbs which the Jews were ordered to take for the Feast of Passover.

 

[whiskey]

I believe Altoids go back to the early 1800s, maybe earlier. A bonus is the tins they come in. Burn off the paint and you have a handy new tin.