Did You Know the Cook'n Snip-it Tool Can Do This!? (Recipes Included!)
A couple weeks ago I wrote an article about Cook’n’s awesome Snip-it Tool. It’s a great little tool for getting recipes from blogs and other places where the recipe isn’t always in a recognizable format. I am always getting recipes from blogs, so I am really in love with this tool!
With that article, one of our readers commented that she wished it could help with all the recipes she has saved in her document files. I hadn’t ever thought of trying it, so after talking to our amazing tech people at DVO, I figured out how to make it happen- life changing, for me at least ;). I think it is so funny that I am still learning about all the amazing things Cook’n can do- I am definitely a fan!
I experimented with this process using a CD I received for my wedding; it has several of my family’s recipes on it, and I have been wanting to get them on to my computer. Since it is Christmastime, I decided to put some of my grandma’s candy recipes in Cook’n, and I have included them for you at the end of this article;). They are a couple of my favorites! They were always on the goodie plate my family received from my grandma at Christmastime:).
Anyway, I figured if a reader and myself could use this information, there’s probably several more people that would appreciate this information as well! So here we go!
To start, open your Cook’n program, and click on the Snip-it button, found at the top of your toolbar. When the Snip-it Tool opens, you will see three small buttons at the top of your newly-opened Snip-it Tool window. Click on the clipboard, which should be the farthest to the right. Using copy and paste, you can get the information from your word document to your clipboard. Once you have pasted your recipe onto your clipboard, you can then use the Snip-it Tool just like you would for a blog recipe.
That’s it! It literally took me less than 5 minutes to copy both of these recipes over from my word document to my Cook’n program using that nifty Snip-it Tool. I’d love to hear if any of you have tried this before. If you are having a hard time figuring it out, let us know because we would be happy to help!
Hopefully you enjoy these recipes as well:).
Grandma's Divinity
Ingredients:
| 5 cups | sugar |
| 1 cup | light corn syrup |
| 1 1/2 cups | water |
| 2 | egg whites |
| 1 1/8 tsp | salt |
| vanilla extract |
Directions:
Cover and slowly bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup and water. Remove cover and cook over medium heat to soft ball stage. Remove from heat and allow to stand 5 minutes. Meanwhile, stiffly beat egg whites in a large boil with salt. Slowly pour syrup into egg whites beating constantly. Add vanilla and food coloring, if desired, along the way. Continue beating until it becomes thick and starts to lose its shine. Immediately begin dropping onto waxed paper by spoonfuls, working quickly as it will set up quickly. The first pieces will be softer and the last ones harder than the norm. Grandma's tradition is to top green divinity with a piece of maraschino cherry at Christmas time to add color to her candy plates.
Boston Cream
*This recipe is usually doubled ;).
Ingredients:
| 3 cups | sugar, (divided) |
| 1 cup | boiling water |
| 1 can | evaporated milk |
Directions:
Caramelize 1 cup of sugar by stirring until melted in heavy saucepan. Add boiling water and stir until dissolved. Then add 1 cup of sugar and the evaporated milk. Boil 5 minutes. Add last cup of sugar. Cook, stirring constantly to the hard soft ball stage (237 degrees on the candy thermometer). Pour into ungreased cookie sheet with sides. Do not scrape the pan!! Allow to cool. Add Mexican vanilla and beat with wooden spoon until it sets up. Press into buttered, air tight, 8 x 8 pan or make into rolls. Roll pieces into small balls and then roll in chopped pecans just before you serve. Store in the refrigerator.
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Camille Hoffmann
Weekly Newsletter Contributor since 2014
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