Candymaking
by Ruth Kendrick

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Book Reviews of Candymaking

Book Review: A Great Place to Start
Summary: 4 Stars

The pictures are particualarly helpful in getting an idea of what you're going for (sometimes the descriptions aren't enough) and the section on tempering chocolate is one of the best I've encountered (although it still lacks some of the details I needed to really understand the process)

Regretably, the book doesn't really mention that as chocolate constricts it tends to force centers out through weak parts in the chocolate, so there are a few surprises like that, but everything remained quite tasty.

The recipes are generally excellent (I've made a wide range of them and used many others as a base for my own) although in a few cases, when I was first starting, I was a bit uncertain as to what I was supposed to be looking or waiting for.

Since starting with this book I've learned other techniques of dealing with some of the candies that don't really get mention (such as getting a softer/lighter truffle using methods such as piping bag) so it's good to keep perspective.

The sources at the end of the book are good but the lack web sites (the book is old enough that this isn't surprising).

All and all if you're looking to take the plunge into candymaking, this is a great place to start to turn out excellent candy starting with only a yearning to know how.

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