Wedding Cakes

[nittanygirl]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Hardtack at a wedding? That's different, I've never heard of it. I have eaten so many "Sailor Boy" pilot bread meals in the field I just can't imagine it in any other setting.

It's more of a thing that is personal to me.
My grandma and I make hard tack at Christmas together.
Like if I could do little jars or bags as favors...
Idk. I probably wouldn't do it, but it's just one of those things that I think would be different that people don't see every day.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by nittanygirl

It's more of a thing that is personal to me.
My grandma and I make hard tack at Christmas together.
Like if I could do little jars or bags as favors...
Idk. I probably wouldn't do it, but it's just one of those things that I think would be different that people don't see every day.

I was thinking it was a regional thing like a cookie table that I was just unaware of since I'm from somewhere else. I've had Sailor Boy pilot bread at more than one wedding (or other milestone life event) when the couple is Alaska Native or First Nation and the reception is more potlatch in style than just a wedding reception.

[southbymidwest]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I was thinking it was a regional thing like a cookie table that I was just unaware of since I'm from somewhere else. I've had Sailor Boy pilot bread at more than one wedding (or other milestone life event) when the couple is Alaska Native or First Nation and the reception is more potlatch in style than just a wedding reception.

I think nittanygirl is talking about making candy hard tack- basically sugar, karo syrup, water, flavoring and food color. It is cooked until it reaches the hard crack stage, is poured out, cooled, and scored/cracked, like a hard candy. The irregular pieces are then coated in powdered sugar. Very popular at Christmas- especially red/cinnamon and green/spearmint. But it can rip out your fillings if you aren't careful. Yeow!

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by southbymidwest

I think nittanygirl is talking about making candy hard tack- basically sugar, karo syrup, water, flavoring and food color. It is cooked until it reaches the hard crack stage, is poured out, cooled, and scored/cracked, like a hard candy. The irregular pieces are then coated in powdered sugar. Very popular at Christmas- especially red/cinnamon and green/spearmint. But it can rip out your fillings if you aren't careful. Yeow!

Ok that makes a lot more sense than hard tack like pioneer or gold rush crackers. Hard crack/hard candy, like jolly ranchers.

[nittanygirl]

Originally Posted by southbymidwest

I think nittanygirl is talking about making candy hard tack- basically sugar, karo syrup, water, flavoring and food color. It is cooked until it reaches the hard crack stage, is poured out, cooled, and scored/cracked, like a hard candy. The irregular pieces are then coated in powdered sugar. Very popular at Christmas- especially red/cinnamon and green/spearmint. But it can rip out your fillings if you aren't careful. Yeow!

yep that's what i was talking about.
good stuff though, but you do have to be careful with dental work lol