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Author: Bruce Weinstein
Category: Book

Buy New: $23.53

New (6) Used (5) from $11.73

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

15 reviews
Sales Rank: 930880

Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.7

ASIN: B000BKLO36

Publication Date: October 1, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description

Bruce Weinstein, author of The Ultimate Ice Cream Book, has the answer with this collection of confections. Try his rich chocolate truffles or any one of a dozen variations; sweet, chewy caramel with almonds or coconut; buttery pralines with crunchy pecans; or light-as-air divinity, nougat, and marshmallow.

Craft your own candy Christmas ornaments to hang on your tree, pipe chocolate spiderwebs for a scary Halloween touch, or whip up meringue kisses for your honey on Valentine's Day. Bruce even offers step-by-step instructions for creating your own homemade versions of classic favorites like peanut butter cups, gummy bears, and chewing gum.

If you have a sweet tooth or know someone who does, The Ultimate Candy Book -- filled with hundreds of year-round treats and gift-giving ideas -- is ultimately satisfying.

Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars

Ultimate? Hardly. July 8, 2008
First, "700 recipes" is a bit of a stretch. Many of the 'recipes' are just different variations of the same recipe; using a different 'mix-in' hardly deserves to be called a different recipe.

Most of the recipes in this book are easy, melt-and-mix concoctions. They aren't bad, but hardly what I'd expect in an 'ultimate' book. Come on, 'marshmallow krispy squares' as a recipe in a candy book? And nine mix-in 'variations' (which they cound as 'recipes' in their '700 recipe' count)? I call 'foul'.

There are several recipes from the book I've tried that simply didn't work at all. I have years (decades) of candy-making experience, so I know I'm following the recipe/instructions... something is just way 'off' in the recipe.

That said, many of the recipes work well and are tasty. There area also several that I've yet to try, and I look forward to doing so. I wouldn't consider this book a waste of money, but I wouldn't consider it to be money 'well spent'. It is average, at best.

2 out of 5 stars

A Disappoint in the Ultimate Series October 19, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I must admit that I am disappointed in this offering from the Ultimate Series. I tried several recipes and none of them were successful. I won't go away from my grandmother's 20 year old hand me down cook book (A present given to me several years ago) again. I would recommend the Ultimate Ice Muffin, Ice Cream, or Chocolate Cookie Book. I have not had a recipe fail out of those books.

5 out of 5 stars

Have Tried It October 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is the greatest book. I found it originally in the library and liked it so much i looked for it at amazon and found it for cheap. Love it! Tried the pecan pralines so far, and the hints it gives are really good- like use a high pan or it'll boil over and don't stir too much or it gets crystally. i am planning on trying out a bunch of recipes before Christmas to decide what to make for gifts and for myself! you won't be sorry with this book.

3 out of 5 stars

Candy Shop January 9, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I bought this book for my daughter for xmas. She wants to be a pastry Chef (thanks to the food network). So far, she has made the carmel corn (absolutely fantastic), the homemade marshmallows (amazing)and carmel (gooey fun).

The only down side to this book is that there are NO pictures, NONE. Not demonstrating or showing the final product. We may need to purchase another book that has pictures.

3 out of 5 stars

Seemed interesting, but several recipes didn't work December 7, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful

I acknowledge that sugar work is tricky, but after using this book for a few recipes and then giving it away, I have to wonder how well the recipes were tested, or whether they could be described further. I've had much better luck with Nick Malgieri and Alton Brown candy recipes.

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