The Home-Made Sweet Shop: Make Your Own Confectionery with Over 90 Recipes for Traditional Sweets, Candies and Chocolates

This was a bargain

The book is well presented with the first section being on candy making basics like tempering chocolate. A sugar thermometer is a must for most of these recipes, and though it can be judged by other methods, I like to know just how hot the mixture is- especially as I use both gas and electric hobs. Surprisingly, though it takes slightly longer to heat up electric hobs seem to give more control.There's plenty of pictures and detail in the recipes, though as someone else said, it sometimes feels like there's a slight detail that it's not telling you. The sectioning of the book is well thought out and the ingredients widely available.I'd also recommend double checking you have everything you need for a recipe and enough time to see it through at the end.As a warning this product is essentially the same as the old fashion sweet shop recipe book by the same author, but with a different cover, so be careful not to double buy.Excellent book overall.

None of the recipies which were followed precisely work which is a shame

Having trawled through quite a lot of sweet making books I pre-ordered this one (mmmm and now it is in the sale...drat should I have waited?). It finally dropped through my post box last week.I wasn't disappointed. It is a well presented book with a nice and useful introduction, a couple of sections on the history of sweets, chocolate etc, and some pages on equipment and so on before moving on the actual recipes.Well laid out, the recipes are in sections each dealing with different types of confectionary (fudge/taffies/truffles and so on). There are also inspiring photo's and I was pushed to know what to start with so much was tempting. I played safe with the mini gooey chocolate brownies. Scumptious has been the verdict. Am now onto lemon drops, marshmallow, nougat - good old rhubarb and custards are beckoning.I think this is a really useful book, practical to use and the results have been very good. So far I have been able to find all the ingredients easily and found everything simple to make.If you like making your own presents then I think you will find this a great addition to your cook book shelf, and I would not be surprised if some of the items became firm family favourites. Ideas for a lot of occasions. A very happy purchase for me!

Oh how I love this book! I cannot believe I have lived so long without it. It is extremely good value for money, full to the brim with beautiful photos of confections and written in an informative but easy to follow manner.I frequently just sit and drool over it. I plan all kinds of fabulous gifts for my loved ones then admit to myself that I would probably have to eat them all, just to be on the safe side.Some equipment is needed before starting, such as a sugar thermometer and large pan, but the rest is everyday stuff we have in our kitchens. Some things require a marble slab to work on, but I will be buying a granite worktop saver instead as a more affordable option.Probably the easiest thing to start with would be the chocolate bark, but the lemon sherbert and rose cremes look pretty good too!Christmas is coming and what better way to save some money and give lovely things than with home-made sweets and chocolates. Can't beat it!

No problems. Book as described.

I was pleased with book great as a present

Good book for making sweets with easy to follow instructions. Upon reading other reviews I think Clair has a later book with more recipes and some in here repeated. I only know that I can now rustle up a great toffee in traditional or cinder style😁