Lowney’s – Buttercups

Ingredients

• 2 cups molasses (480ml)
• 2 tablespoons butter (28g)
• 1 cup brown sugar (approx. 200g)
• ½ cup boiling water (120ml)

Method

1. Cook all ingredients until brittle when tried in cold water.
2. Pour on to hot buttered platter; pull when cool enough to handle; shape in a sheet two inches wide, cover with a layer of fondant, then with a layer of molasses candy, press together and cut in inch pieces.

Title

Lowney’s Cook Book

Author

Maria Willet Howard