Back in the 70s, my mother used to make Mandarin
Orange Salad. You may be familiar with it; it was comprised of lettuce, celery,
chopped scallions, and mandarin orange segments, all tossed together in a light
dressing along with toffee almonds. I loved that salad, but in my opinion, the
toffee almonds were what made it. One time, she made the salad without those
almonds, and it just wasn’t the same.
As a young person (and I was young once), I figured they were complicated to make. I mean, just look at them, they look like something you would find in specialty candy! But the fact of the matter is, they are very simple to make, and I wished I had asked my mother how to make them long before I actually did. There’s no need to provide you with a recipe for this, printable or otherwise, because it’s only two ingredients: sugar and almonds, at a ratio of 2:1.
As a young person (and I was young once), I figured they were complicated to make. I mean, just look at them, they look like something you would find in specialty candy! But the fact of the matter is, they are very simple to make, and I wished I had asked my mother how to make them long before I actually did. There’s no need to provide you with a recipe for this, printable or otherwise, because it’s only two ingredients: sugar and almonds, at a ratio of 2:1.
Just place twice as many slivered almonds as sugar into the pan (Here I used 1/8 cup of sugar (2
tablespoons) to 1/4 cup of almonds), and set the burner to medium high.
Stir until the sugar melts and coats and toasts the almonds.
The aroma is incredible! Turn them out onto a cool plate to
harden, and then break them apart.
So good! You may want to make a lot of these.You will certainly need them for tomorrow's recipe!
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