How to make [slightly burnt] honeycomb
Ingredients:
6 tbs white sugar
2 tbs golden syrup
2 tsp water
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Method:
Place sugar, golden syrup and water in a heavy saucepan and stir over a gentle heat until the sugar is dissolved. Forget to immediately bring to the boil. Swear.
Bring to the boil and boil for seven minutes. Fail to turn heat down when temperature gets too high. Three and a half minutes into boiling, note that honeycomb is turning dark brown and issuing unpleasant-smelling smoke. Swear again. In panic turn heat right down and pour small amount of water into mixture.
Watch in dismay as honeycomb deflates. Remove from the heat and quickly add the bicarbonate of soda.
At this point the mixture is supposed to froth. Swear as mixture begins to set before bicarbonate of soda is fully mixed through.
Stir quickly and pour into a greased 28×18cm lamington tin.
Stare in dismay at the realisation that honeycomb has set on stirring spoon and saucepan. Boil water and pour onto spoon and saucepan and scrub until honeycomb melts and can be removed.
Taste honeycomb. Decide it’s not too bad. Remind yourself that this is why Mum banned you from cooking when she is not home. Turn on fans to disperse remainder of smoke.
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Oh, and I’ve finally added the blurry photos to this post here.
