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["You know a visit from St. Nicholas isn""t too far away when Dutch bakeries start to fill with tastes of the holiday season.", "Borstplaat is included in this fantastic array of flavors and colors.", "This hard, smooth fondant (or possibly sugar candy) in served in many flavors including vanilla, fruit, coffee and chocolate.", "Often prepared in heart-shaped molds, Borstplaat can also take on the form of squares, circles or possibly stars in many different colors.", "Prepare a portion tonight and enjoy this delicious candy from the Netherlands...And from The", "In a small, heavy saucepan mix sugar and liquid.", "Heat slowly to a boil without stirring the syrup till the mix registers 240-F degrees on a candy thermometer.", "Remove from heat immediately and add in the butter, flavoring and food coloring.", "Stir vigorously till the syrup thickens.", "Either drop from a spoon onto waxed paper or possibly pour into greased lids no more than 1/2-inch deep.", "Cold to solidify.", "Flavoring Recommendations: For fruit-flavored Borstplaat add in lemon, orange, lime, or possibly strawberry flavored extract with appropriate food coloring.", "For pure fruit flavor prepare the mix with water.", "For chocolate-flavored Borstplaat, add in 2 Tbs.", "unsweetened cocoa pwdr and use a liquid of half & half or possibly light cream to prepare.", "Stir vigorously sufficient to dissolve any lumps created by the cocoa pwdr.", "For coffee-flavored Borstplaat, the 3 Tbs.", "of liquid should be comprised of 1 1/2 Tbs.", "strong coffee and 1 1/2 Tbs.", "half & half or possibly light cream.", "Try other extracts including peppermint, anise, or possibly almond with enhanced flavorings in the liquids from liqueurs.", "Experiment and have some fun with this recipe!"]
