Baking And Cooking

Candy-making has become even less necessary than baking, and therefore even more of a true hobby. All you need to make fine candy, apart from the utensils you already have in your kitchen, are a marble slab, a candy thermometer, and the ingredients. A small scale is also very useful; candy recipes require accurate measurements, or the result won't be fudge but instant disaster. If you share recipes with your friends, always ask for and give exact quantities, and always use precisely what is required.

Your informational and supplementary reading sources are endless. Rather that what to read and try out, your problem will be what not to rush off to buy and try. Look for the ofl-beat and out-of-the-way. Start with one of the encyclopedic volumes that carefully tells you everything from how to argue with the butcher to getting molasses off the rug, and use it as a basic reference. Then specialize. Work on French cooking for a while, then on American regional recipes. Or build up a small selection of books and recipes relating solely to candy. Then later, try a spell of Italian cooking. You will not only be a happy hobbyist, but the most popular hobbyist in the neighborhood.

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