Right now, I am making my first attempt at cooking up some non-dairy, coconut milk-based sweetened condensed milk. I hear it will take 5-6 hours. Wow. I am not usually this patient; however, considering what is at stake here, I'll give it a shot.
What is at stake, you ask? Mrs. Mae's Peanut Butter Cremes. (Or is it Mrs. May? I'll find out, and get back to you on that.)
My mom made these delicious confections, along with her mom's chocolate-covered coconut and fruit & nut eggs, every Easter. As soon ass I was old enough to help, I did. So much fun! Mixing up the candy and forming it with our hands, dipping in chocolate and laying out all of those little chocolate eggs to set on waxed paper. We had candy eggs ALL OVER the place :) Sometimes, my best friend, Lucy helped. Sometimes, my brother walked through, snitched a bit of the candy to eat, threw a bit ofit up to ceiling to see if it would stick...It was a good time.
Now, fro years, I made these with my daughters, too, but the Peanut Butter Cremes have become problematic, as they contain sweetened condensed milk, which one of my daughters and I cannot have, due to a dairy allergy. In the past, I either a) made them anyway and said, "Sorry, kiddo ~ we can't eat these ones" or b) didn't make them :(
This year, I was determined to find a substitute for the milk so we could make (and eat!) them. I did some searching, but...well, frankly, I feel we eat enough soy, and I really wanted to find a soy-free alternative. In desperation, I posted a query to a vegetarian recipes group to which I belong. Another member posted a recipe, so I am giving it a shot. Wish me luck!
BTW, I am not sure if I will share the candy recipes or not. They're old family recipes, so I should check in with Mom. I promise, one day, I WILL post a recipe of some sort. For now, you can look at this as a sort of "Adventures in Vegetarian Cooking" blog. However, if I know you and you live nearby, I will definitely share the candy :)
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