Honeycomb Toffee - Homemade Sponge Candy - Food Wishes

[iBBQLunch]

OMG! I'm 65 and one of my strongest childhood memories was going down to the main Sears store in downtown Seattle (Now the headquarters for Starbucks Coffee). It was a long journey for a kid at 8 miles. Mom would buy me one chocolate-covered block of Seafoam at the fancy candy counter by the elevator. It was SO good! I will be trying this recipe soon. I don't need it but I must have it. Thank you. You've given me the "Direction to my favorite Confection!"

[maddie]

Chef John please never stop making videos. I watch your vids before bed and it sounds so strange but it takes away my anxiety. And it’s only your videos that do this. I appreciate you and all your hard work!!

[Aroundthebonfire]

Can't have too much sugar myself. I get too hyper and can't beehive myself.

[coloradokid]

When working with extremely hot sticky stuff like this, it’s always a good idea to keep an ice bath close by (to dunk your hand in should you get any on you)! The faster you can cool down the material, the less severe burn you will get.

[bushbasher]

You are the Seattle grunge of your homemade candy sponge.

[GlenAndFriendsCooking]

We love this stuff! But we never make it... 'cause if you've seen us we have no self control when it comes to food we love.

[CrimmiSkye]

Cover it in chocolate and you basically get a homemade version of that Crunchie candy bar.

[wendyrobson]

Always have loved this was my fav when I was a child. Today I've got diabetes and so as much as I'd like to make and eat this, I have to just watch and salivate. To those that do make this fun and enjoy the treat!

[valsblackcatsrule]

The recipe I follow uses some vinegar. It causes more reaction with the soda to add even more volume to the candy. But, no matter how you raise your candy, it is always a treat! Thank you for sharing a part of your day with us!

[mcrorfob]

You are the Al Capone of your honey comb

[MadameTeqi]

I haven't gotten through the whole thing but if you cover it with chocolate it's called seafoam where I'm from and the moment I saw this, I knew this was the insides of it. Thank you Chef John, you've just taught me how to make my mum's favorite old fashioned treat! I can't wait to surprise her with it.

[tefras]

Chef John making my night shift bearable

[TerryAllenSwartos]

One of my favorite things is to break this into smaller chunks and stir it into vanilla ice cream, let it sit in the freezer for at least a couple of hours. The smallest pieces will mostly dissolve into the ice cream, but some larger pieces will still be there for texture. SO good.

[tiffanydarcy]

You just took me back to my childhood when my grandfather would bring this back on his visits to Scotland. Going to make this tonight!

[luminariel]

The Midwest must be a little odd, I've always heard this called Fairy Foam
My aunt always used to add 1tsp of apple cider vinegar to the sugar before boiling for a little extra oomph in the bubbles

[georgeprout]

I came across pretty much this same recipe donkeys years ago in an old UK chemistry book when I was about 12. Page 93, I never forgot it as it was so damned good.
4 tbsp sugar
4 tbsp golden syrup
Bring to a boil and add
1 tsp sodium bicarbonate

Was a pain in the rear to clean up though 😒
But it tasted amazing, especially as other have mentioned, if you dip in melted chocolate.

[Shogunfs]

Just made it with 1 1/2 tsp of baking soda. So far, no weird taste or anything and it seems to have come out super fluffy. I'll update once it cools down!

Thanks for the recipe!! Also, used all honey, we don't have corn syrup in Argentina

[Angel]

I just made a double batch of this this afternoon, added an extra 1/2 tsp out phenomenal!!! I know what I will be giving as this year's Christmas presents!!!!

[JerichoSeemsLegit]

crunchy eating sounds = good
wet eating sounds = bad

[Seventeen_Syllables]

This is awesome. Everyone should know how to make at least one candy for survival situations and torrone is sort of tricky for if lives are at stake. The one drawback is that there is no recognized phobia of things sticking to your teeth. While this is not as bad as some, someone severely afflicted with this as-yet unnamed disorder may be uncomfortable with this stuff. I am not so afflicted, but worry about a lot of things like that.