Brainstorm with me?

[minoanmiss]

What kinds of candy and sweets that will survive shipping can I make out of homemade golden syrup?

https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-make-golden-syrup/

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[jadelennox]

mmmm puddings. if the recipient can do some prep at the end, maybe? sponge pudding, yum yum.

Or, not as delicious but much more shippable, honeycomb -- still delicious.

the idea of homemade golden syrup is appealing because Tate & Lyle's were huge Brexiters, hmm, this would make it possible to get syrup while not giving them money. 🤔

[minoanmiss]

Oooo, honeycomb!

Lyle's were Brexiters? I feel personally betrayed.

Brain storm?

[bikergeek]

Best I can muster on this one is intermittent drizzle....

Re: Brain storm?

[minoanmiss]

Wah wah wah waaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh

:)

[acelightning73]

I use a heaping tablespoonful of golden syrup in with the white sugar when I make caramel. It improves the color and flavor. But homemade caramels don't ship very well.

[minoanmiss]

That's what I've used the commercial golden syrup for, among other things. It does help a lot to prevent crystallization.

[sovay]

What kinds of candy and sweets that will survive shipping can I make out of homemade golden syrup?

I have no idea! I use it for baking! But I look forward to the outcome of this post.

[minoanmiss]

It's awesome in baking but I tend to not mail baked goods -- they can be fragile in many ways. (I used to send fruitcakes every December for over a decade, though. Good times good times.)

[acequeenking]

Depending on how far it's got to go...Cookies?
https://www.internationaldessertsblog.com/golden-syrup-cookies-3-ways/

[minoanmiss]

Those cookies all sound really lovely. :D

[tb]

Anzac biscuits are tasty and were formulated for shipping long distances. There are tons of recipes out there, here's one from King Arthur Baking.

(And I too am a fan of The Woks of Life.)

[minoanmiss]

Om nom nom! Thank you!

[lemonsharks]

You can make honeycomb and brittles, which means you should be able to make cracker crack.

(Add a silica gel packet to the shipping baggie in case of humidity?)

I can definitely send you some (UNUSED!) food grade silica packets if you like. I use them to keep the dry cat food from going stale.

[lemonsharks]

Recipes: https://www.thespruceeats.com/matzoh-buttercrunch-521304

https://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/saltine-cracker-toffee/

[anna_wing]

Toffee?