Grape and Walnut Candy Rolls
- 40 each walnuts
- 12 ounces grape juice
- 10 teaspoons cornstarch
- Thread a needle with 2 foot length of white, heavy-duty carpet thread.
- Tie a knot 8 inches from the end.
- Carefully string 20 walnuts.
- Tie a knot after the last walnut.
- Tie thread ends together forming a necklace.
- Repeat for remaining 20 walnuts.
- Divide the grape juice concentrate.
- From one half, pour 13 cup into a jar.
- Pour the remaining amount of that half into a small saucepan.
- Heat to boiling.
- Spinkle 5 teaspoons of cornstarch into the jar of juice.
- Shake vigorously.
- Gradually stir into boiling juice.
- Cook until thick enough to heavily coat spoon.
- Remove from heat.
- Dip one "necklace" into grape juice until every nut is coated.
- Hang loop in an airy spot.
- Dip and hang second necklace.
- Allow to hang 30 minutes.
- Repeat the whole procedure.
- Dry necklaces several days until coating is no longer sticky.
- When dry, repeat dipping.
- Use the remaining half of grape juice and cornstarch.
- Dip necklaces twice.
- Let hang to dry a week.
- When dry, snip knotted thread.
- Carefully pull out.
- Dust rolls with confectioners' sugar.
- Slice into 1/2 inch rounds.
- Makes two 7-inch rolls.
walnuts, grape juice, cornstarch
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/grape-walnut-candy-rolls-46106 (may not work)