If you're intrigued with candy making, this is the perfect cookbook for getting started and also for expanding your skills. This catalog of recipes introduces all of the basic candy making techniques ranging from soft nougats and fudge, to hard, glittery lollipops. With the theme of holidays, the offerings span New Year's, Valentine's Day, Purim, Easter, Halloween, Hanukkah, Christmas and fourteen other annual occasions. The recipes build on classic candy favorites, ethnic traditions, and some new, unique ideas. Each recipe is tagged with indicators noting the ease of the recipe, whether it's suitable for kids, the time involved, if it stores and mails well, and a host of other insights. The instructions and annotations are complete without being complicated. The result is an enabled cook made comfortable with candy making techniques. We started our education with the three recipes below which now has us empowered to try some more of our favorite candies - Ribbon candy, Turkish delight, Peppermint Patties, Chocolate-covered Pralines, Panforte di Siena, Marzipan, Cherry Lollipops, Divinity, Butter Mints . . . .