GF,DF,SF,CF hard candy ideas

crranch · Post by **crranch** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:32 pm

Yet another question for you all. Does anyone know of a hard candy that is GF,SF,DF,CF? Rick is trying to find a safe one to use when he is stuck in his studio for hours on end, and I am having no luck finding one that doesn't contain any of those products or scary food dyes and colorings........Thanks!!!

Hugs,
Carrie

Dee · Post by **Dee** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:32 pm

Check out EcoNaturalSolutions.com Also check out yummyearth.com
I know they make some.
I have made hard candy, but it requires corn syrup.
You could use honey in place of the corn syrup, but I'm not sure how much it would alter the taste of the candy oil that would be used.
Easy to make if you don't have candy molds to use. Just pour it out on a parchment lined cookie sheet and after it's completely cooled, you just break it into pieces.

Dee~~~~~

crranch · Post by **crranch** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:28 pm

Thanks Dee, I'll check them out.......

I wondered about trying to make some sort of hard candy for him, but wondered how to get the corn syrup out of the recipe....I'm looking into some of the old time amish candy. We are about 15 minutes from an Amish and Mennonite community ( shop there for livestock feed, raw milk for me, etc ) and wonder if they might have something he could have. They are not big on changing their recipes from how it was done 100 years ago....at least it might be worth checking into....

Hugs,
Carrie

Polly · Post by **Polly** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:31 pm

Pure maple sugar candy! I order mine online from Maple Grove Farms in VT.

Hugs,

Polly

crranch · Post by **crranch** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:47 pm

Another homerun.....Thanks!!! One of these days I will learn to quit trying to research all these questions...just get over here and ask to save me the leg work (or computer work, as it were)

Hugs,
Carrie

Dee · Post by **Dee** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:20 pm

The pure maple sugar candy should be one that you can find in the Amish community. We have a community south of us and I've seen it in their country stores..

Dee~~~

crranch · Post by **crranch** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:35 pm

Just another good reason to make the trip to Amish-land....There is an Amish run general store there that may just have something.....hope,hope,hope...

Yummyearth.com looks like a winner too Dee, they have a peppermint candy that he should like......I'm waiting for him to get out of the studio so that he can tell me what he would like me to order from there......my new job...short order shopping GF,SF,DF,CF,EF clerk....

Hugs,
Carrie

crranch · Post by **crranch** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:41 am

FYI....just got this answer back about peppermint altoids...

Hugs,
C

Thank you for contacting the Wrigley Company to request information. We sincerely appreciate your interest in our Company and brands.

Peppermint Altoids® Mints do not contain any dairy, soy, gluten or corn. Our previous recipe included corn syrup (there may still be some tins out there that will indicate this), but it has since been eliminated. Now the only ingredients to Altoids Peppermint mints are: Sugar, gum arabic, natural flavor (oil of peppermint), and gelatin.

We hope this information has been helpful. If you have any additional questions or comments please feel free to contact us at 1-800-WRIGLEY Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST.

Sincerely,

Susan Garner
Consumer Affairs Representative