Hokey Pokey

Contributed by a Helen.  Thanks for sending this in!

This is a favorite Kiwi recipe for a delicious sweet treat.  In the U.S.  We call it peanut brittle as we add about a cups worth of raw peanuts when the baking soda is added.  You can try that as well but in New Zealand we like it just fine without the peanuts.

Ingredients:

• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup
  (or corn syrup, although it won't be true hokey pokey... look in specialty shops for real golden syrup)
• 1 tsp baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) 

Instructions:

• Bring sugar and golden syrup to the boil slowly in a large heavy saucepan, stirring all the time as it will burn easily.
• After it starts to foam up, simmer gently over a very low heat for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally and still watching it carefully.
• Remove from heat and add baking soda quickly until it foams up and pour at once into a greased pan or onto a piece of aluminium foil with the edges turned up.
• Break it into bits when cold and store in air-tight jars.

TIP -Be sure to save all the crumbles so that you can top your ice cream with them to make Hokey Pokey Ice-cream.

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