Comments on: Creamy Caramels (Caramels Part 1) http://www.lafujimama.com/2009/12/creamy-caramels/ Bringing world flavors to the family dinner table. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ana http://www.lafujimama.com/2009/12/creamy-caramels/comment-page-1/#comment-15841 Ana Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:40:26 +0000 http://www.lafujimama.com/?p=917#comment-15841 I made these this weekend and they are perfect. I think my thermometer had some problem, because it didn't reach the 245º and the caramel started to stick to the pan and I thought it was ruined, They came out so gooood and with the perfect consistency. And I believe I probably used too many butter. Not quite sure if I made the right conversion from onces to Kg. Thank you so much! [Sorry about my poor english] I made these this weekend and they are perfect.
I think my thermometer had some problem, because it didn’t reach the 245º and the caramel started to stick to the pan and I thought it was ruined, They came out so gooood and with the perfect consistency.
And I believe I probably used too many butter. Not quite sure if I made the right conversion from onces to Kg.
Thank you so much!
[Sorry about my poor english]

]]> By: Fuji Mama (Rachael) http://www.lafujimama.com/2009/12/creamy-caramels/comment-page-1/#comment-15715 Fuji Mama (Rachael) Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:09:43 +0000 http://www.lafujimama.com/?p=917#comment-15715 <a href="#comment-15714" rel="nofollow">@Ana</a>, No, evaporated milk is unsweetened! See this article: http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/tools-and-techniques/condensed-milk-vs-evaporated-milk.htm Hope this helps! @Ana, No, evaporated milk is unsweetened! See this article: http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/tools-and-techniques/condensed-milk-vs-evaporated-milk.htm

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Ana http://www.lafujimama.com/2009/12/creamy-caramels/comment-page-1/#comment-15714 Ana Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:04:38 +0000 http://www.lafujimama.com/?p=917#comment-15714 I'm so glad I found your recipe. I'm wanting to make caramels for so long and only today I found the corn syrup :) I only have one doubt. It's about the evaporated milk. Would that be the same as the condensed milk (canned and very sweet)? Thank you! I’m so glad I found your recipe. I’m wanting to make caramels for so long and only today I found the corn syrup :)
I only have one doubt. It’s about the evaporated milk. Would that be the same as the condensed milk (canned and very sweet)?
Thank you!

]]> By: Fuji Mama (Rachael) http://www.lafujimama.com/2009/12/creamy-caramels/comment-page-1/#comment-15261 Fuji Mama (Rachael) Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:48:09 +0000 http://www.lafujimama.com/?p=917#comment-15261 <a href="#comment-15251" rel="nofollow">@Lynette</a>, I'm so glad you enjoyed them Lynette! Yes, when we lived in Japan (and also in Memphis) I always had to take the candy to a higher temperature---thank goodness for the ice water test! @Lynette, I’m so glad you enjoyed them Lynette! Yes, when we lived in Japan (and also in Memphis) I always had to take the candy to a higher temperature—thank goodness for the ice water test!

]]> By: Lynette http://www.lafujimama.com/2009/12/creamy-caramels/comment-page-1/#comment-15251 Lynette Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:38:49 +0000 http://www.lafujimama.com/?p=917#comment-15251 Thank you sooo much for sharing your wonderful recipe!! I made them last night. Looking at the recipe now I forgot the vanilla extract!! lol Oh well they turned out totally fabulous even with out the Vanilla. Next time I promise to remember the vanilla. Just a little side note, I live in Japan and the weather is awful humid right now so I went a couple degrees higher just to make up for the humidity. I also did the ice water test through out the process to make sure I was on track. Thanks again!! Thank you sooo much for sharing your wonderful recipe!! I made them last night. Looking at the recipe now I forgot the vanilla extract!! lol Oh well they turned out totally fabulous even with out the Vanilla. Next time I promise to remember the vanilla.

Just a little side note, I live in Japan and the weather is awful humid right now so I went a couple degrees higher just to make up for the humidity. I also did the ice water test through out the process to make sure I was on track.

Thanks again!!

]]> By: Wait, What?? 2011 already??? http://www.lafujimama.com/2009/12/creamy-caramels/comment-page-1/#comment-13419 Wait, What?? 2011 already??? Sat, 05 Mar 2011 07:46:33 +0000 http://www.lafujimama.com/?p=917#comment-13419 [...] by jenjenk on January 3, 2011 I don’t know how it happened. Another year slipped by right out from under me and I’m not 100% sure I was fully conscious for parts of it.  Like summer.  I don’t think I had a real summer. The cool summer weather in Southern California was much more recognizable as Fall or Winter than of an actual summer, hence my feeling of being cheated out of a summer.  Since my battle with time is a losing campaign, I must look ahead. 2011 is a milestone year for me as I turn another decade older [Geez...did I just share that information???].  No longer will I be able to check off the 35 – 39 box.  Luckily, this time I’m not scared or freaked out as I was when I left my 20′s. My 30′s were fantastic years…I traveled, I worked, I ran, and I met a huge host of people.  I expect my 40′s to be even better years since the things that worried me in my 20′s and 30′s seem so insignificant compared to the bigger picture of life.  I’ve learned to appreciate people and things so much more now that I’ve actually had a chance to live a little. Losing a dear friend who barely turned 30 opened my eyes to what really matters in life – good health, good friends & family members, and just being – having the opportunity to wake up in the morning or sleep in all day. Yes, having a job is important but is having a job that you hate more important than your general well being? That’s for you to decide…I’m blessed with a job that I love and am excited to go to every single day.  I took a pay cut when I first came to this job because it meant more to me to love my job than what I had in my bank account. This past year, I’ve had the opportunity to develop my other passions – knitting, cooking and traveling. Most importantly, I’ve been richly blessed by all the people I’ve met and now call “friends”.  While they are too numerous to mention here [and you know who you are!!!], each person I have met has enriched my life for the better and I appreciate you. The Japanese have a New Year’s saying, “Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu.  Kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu,” or “Happy New Year. I hope to count on you again this year.” At the beginning of this New Year, I’d like to share with you my favorite sweet, hoping that it’ll leave a sweet taste in your mouth all year long – The Scotchmallow.  See’s candy makes this and I literally dig through the box to seek it out.  All other chocolates in the box are rubbish as far as I’m concerned. I’ve been dreaming about this candy for weeks and sadly, I didn’t receive one box of See’s candy this year.  It was something I had to rectify by making my own.  The best caramel recipe came from La Fuji Mama’s site.  The easiest marshmallow recipe was Alton Brown’s.  Combine these two and you get the ScotchMallow! Caramel Recipe: Obtain from La Fuji Mama’s Creamy Caramel Recipe.  [...] [...] by jenjenk on January 3, 2011 I don’t know how it happened. Another year slipped by right out from under me and I’m not 100% sure I was fully conscious for parts of it.  Like summer.  I don’t think I had a real summer. The cool summer weather in Southern California was much more recognizable as Fall or Winter than of an actual summer, hence my feeling of being cheated out of a summer.  Since my battle with time is a losing campaign, I must look ahead. 2011 is a milestone year for me as I turn another decade older [Geez...did I just share that information???].  No longer will I be able to check off the 35 – 39 box.  Luckily, this time I’m not scared or freaked out as I was when I left my 20′s. My 30′s were fantastic years…I traveled, I worked, I ran, and I met a huge host of people.  I expect my 40′s to be even better years since the things that worried me in my 20′s and 30′s seem so insignificant compared to the bigger picture of life.  I’ve learned to appreciate people and things so much more now that I’ve actually had a chance to live a little. Losing a dear friend who barely turned 30 opened my eyes to what really matters in life – good health, good friends & family members, and just being – having the opportunity to wake up in the morning or sleep in all day. Yes, having a job is important but is having a job that you hate more important than your general well being? That’s for you to decide…I’m blessed with a job that I love and am excited to go to every single day.  I took a pay cut when I first came to this job because it meant more to me to love my job than what I had in my bank account. This past year, I’ve had the opportunity to develop my other passions – knitting, cooking and traveling. Most importantly, I’ve been richly blessed by all the people I’ve met and now call “friends”.  While they are too numerous to mention here [and you know who you are!!!], each person I have met has enriched my life for the better and I appreciate you. The Japanese have a New Year’s saying, “Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu.  Kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu,” or “Happy New Year. I hope to count on you again this year.” At the beginning of this New Year, I’d like to share with you my favorite sweet, hoping that it’ll leave a sweet taste in your mouth all year long – The Scotchmallow.  See’s candy makes this and I literally dig through the box to seek it out.  All other chocolates in the box are rubbish as far as I’m concerned. I’ve been dreaming about this candy for weeks and sadly, I didn’t receive one box of See’s candy this year.  It was something I had to rectify by making my own.  The best caramel recipe came from La Fuji Mama’s site.  The easiest marshmallow recipe was Alton Brown’s.  Combine these two and you get the ScotchMallow! Caramel Recipe: Obtain from La Fuji Mama’s Creamy Caramel Recipe.  [...]

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