Historic Candy Making Demonstration

Sat Feb 8, 2020
11:00am ET
Age: All ages
Price: A $2 donation per person donation is suggested.
Location:
Pottsgrove Manor
6103264014
100 W King Street, Pottstown , PA, 19464
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Visit Pottsgrove Manor to learn about candy of the 18th century at this Historic Candy Making Demonstration.Guests learn that sugar was an expensive good in the colonial era, and the sweet candies made with sugar were a true treat.

Discover recipes for candied citrus fruits and almond cremes, or try to assist the historic cooks in the reproduction kitchen. Learn about how candies, such as comfits, were made in the 18th century and see if you can keep track of just how much sugar was used to create all these marvelous sweets! Assist the cooks to create the eye-catching displays and sugar paste boxes that colonial party guests could use to take some of these candies home. Bring a recipe for history to your Valentine’s Day at Pottsgrove Manor!

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