I lifted this from a Google search:
Many people describe horehound as bitter, and not everyone enjoys the taste. It is a member of the mint family, and some tasters say that it has a flavor like a combination of mint, licorice, and root beer.
Making Horehound Candy
Hard candy, cough drops, and herbal tea can all be made from white or common horehound (Marrubium vulgare). To make it at home, a cook will first need to make horehound tea or extract by boiling the leaves and flowers of the plant in water. Sugar — and sometimes corn syrup — is then added and the mixture is boiled until it reaches 300°F (148.8°C), or the "hard crack" stage of candy making.
The cook should then pour the liquid onto a buttered sheet pan or shallow baking dish and allow it to cool for about four minutes, or until it is just solid enough to be rolled into a ball or stick, pressed into a candy mold, or scored so that it can be broken into lozenges. Often, the candy molds are coated with sugar or corn starch to allow the hard candy to be easily removed once it has completely cooled down. Cooled pieces can also be rolled in powdered or fine sugar and wrapped in wax paper.
I like it because most people don't. :thumbsup:
Many people describe horehound as bitter, and not everyone enjoys the taste. It is a member of the mint family, and some tasters say that it has a flavor like a combination of mint, licorice, and root beer.
Making Horehound Candy
Hard candy, cough drops, and herbal tea can all be made from white or common horehound (Marrubium vulgare). To make it at home, a cook will first need to make horehound tea or extract by boiling the leaves and flowers of the plant in water. Sugar — and sometimes corn syrup — is then added and the mixture is boiled until it reaches 300°F (148.8°C), or the "hard crack" stage of candy making.
The cook should then pour the liquid onto a buttered sheet pan or shallow baking dish and allow it to cool for about four minutes, or until it is just solid enough to be rolled into a ball or stick, pressed into a candy mold, or scored so that it can be broken into lozenges. Often, the candy molds are coated with sugar or corn starch to allow the hard candy to be easily removed once it has completely cooled down. Cooled pieces can also be rolled in powdered or fine sugar and wrapped in wax paper.
I like it because most people don't. :thumbsup:
I hadn't heard of it (by name), but asked my wife (She is an DON at a nursing rehab) She has heard of it from their older residents, in fact she said quite a few of them ask for it. Must have been a "staple" in the old day's.
