Ribbon candy

Ribbon candy is an old-fashioned favorite. This hard candy recipe is a traditional pulled candy that can be colored and flavored in any way you like.

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Holiday Candy Ribbo

If you are nostalgic about the old fashioned holiday candy, this page offers a recipe to make your own, a video demonstration showing an edible food gift and a shopping link for retro candy.

Ribbon candy . . . beautiful, satin-sheened, festive-colored hard candy . . . most often appears during the hoiday season at the end of every year. Although ribbon candy was not part of my family's humble holdiay tradition, as a child, I still...

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Ribbon candy is a traditional holiday treat that has been enjoyed for centuries. It is a beautiful and colorful confection. The concoction is cooked until it forms a soft paste-like consistency which is then poured onto a baking sheet. This delicious treat can be used as an edible decoration on holiday gifts or as a sweet snack anytime.

Ribbon candy

I am not a huge candy eater, unless there is chocolate involved. But there is something about ribbon candy I look forward to all year. Just seeing it makes me smile, the bright festive colors, the satiny sheen, the perfect loops, even if you don't like hard candy it is impossible not to appreciate how