Mine Run Candy Recipe

Mine Run Candy Recipe
Photo by: Taste of Home
Rating

85% would make again

This candy always brings back memories of my childhood in mining country. It is so easy to make and you can choose if you want it chocolate coated or not.—Dean&Deluca Wichita Corporate Copywriter, Lisa Henshall, Wichita, Kansas

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  • 16 Servings
  • Prep: 20 min. Cook: 20 min. + cooling

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup dark corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1 package (11-1/2 ounces) milk chocolate chips
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  • 1 tablespoon shortening

Directions

  • Line a 13-in. x 9-in. pan with foil and grease the foil with butter; set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and vinegar. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage).
  • Remove from the heat; stir in baking soda. Immediately pour into prepared pan. Do not spread candy. Cool. Using foil, lift candy out of pan. Gently peel off foil; break candy into pieces.
  • In a microwave, melt chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip candies in the chocolate mixture, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 2 pounds.

Nutrition Facts: 2 ounces equals 223 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 284 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Mine Run Candy published in Taste of Home June/July 2009

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Reviewed on Oct. 08, 2009 by flam'nhotangel

Very tasty!

the one thing i hate is that Taste Of Home put mine run candy on a full page in their June/July issue, yet didn't have the recipe with it. :(

Tip: skip the vinegar and add 4 tsp baking soda.

Enjoy!!!

Reviewed on Sep. 17, 2009 by zygzwyf

One method is to put the uncoated candy on a baking rack and put the baking rack on a baking sheet. Pour the chocolate over the top and sides and allow to set. Once set, gently flip the candy over and pour over the remaining side.

Reviewed on Sep. 13, 2009 by Marilyn Y

My mother wants to make this candy to enter her club's candy contest. She'd like to know how to dip the pieces in the chocolate without leaving marks.

Mary from Wisconsin said she put the pieces in a bowl, poured chocolate over them, lifted them out with tongs, and then used melted chocolate on a spoon to cover the yellow candy that showed.

What do the rest of you use to dip the pieces in the chocolate so no marks are visible. My mother wants the candy to look good since it will be judged on both taste and appearance.

Thanks for your comments.

Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2009 by linoqueen

Janice -

Would you be kind enough to forward your recipe to me, or put it in a reply post?  That sounds more like the recipe I lost many years ago, and have been missing dearly!   

 Thank you so much!

Linoqueen

Reviewed on Aug. 25, 2009 by madmadammim

Another name for this is sponge candy. I got the recipe from a friend a few years ago. I wasn't told to line pan with foil so it really was a mess, but people really seem to like the flavor. It has a very unique smell & flavor, I haven't yet put my finger on what it is that it reminds me of.

Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2009 by 3434242424

I live in Florida and the humiditiy was not the problem.  I followed the recipe carefully and watched it and it burnt!  Won't waste my ingredients or time again.

Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2009 by blakeca

I also was put off by having to view the recipe online. I'm not an experienced candy maker, and I found it extremely easy to make. Evidently, it's called "Angel Food Candy" as well: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Angel-Food-Candy

Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2009 by hannahmaddux

I'd never heard of this candy until I moved to Canada 9 years ago. Here they call it a Crunchy bar, or Seafoam (without the chocolate coating) if it is made in the specialty candy stores. I, too, agree that Taste of Home magazine is nothing like it used to be and I am not renewing my subscription. I miss the pictures of the women who contributed the recipes, and I miss the "homey" feeling that the recipes gave me.

Reviewed on Aug. 20, 2009 by Anne Griffin

I also had the same problem as nancyiscooking. Also, I never get good results microwaving the chocolate chips. HELP

Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2009 by rickie1

I was so happy to see this. I used to eat a candy bar called Crunchy back in Canada. Unfortunatly, they dont sell it here in California. I can't wai to try this recipe.

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