CAPTAIN MAI TAI RECIPE RECIPES

Founded in 1914 by Harry Brown and J.C. Haley in Tacoma, Washington, the Brown and Haley Candy Company is one of the oldest confectioners in the country. In 1923 the company hit the jackpot when Harry Brown and the former cook from what would eventually become the Mars candy company, created a chocolate-coated butter toffee candy, sprinkled with California almonds. They took the sweet to Tacoma's head librarian, and she named it Almond Roca—roca means "rock" in Spanish. In 1927 the two men decided to wrap the little candies in imported gold foil and pack them into the now-familiar pink cans to extend their shelf life threefold. In fact, because of the way the candy was packaged, it was carried by troops in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War. The Brown and Haley candy company is still housed in the former shoe factory that it has occupied since 1919. Almond Roca is so popular today that it can be found in sixty-four countries and is a market leader in Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Japan. The company sells more than 5 million pounds of Almond Roca each year and is the United States leading exporter of packaged confections.  Click here for more of my copycat recipes of famous candy. Source: Top Secret Recipes by Todd Wilbur.

Provided by Todd Wilbur

Total Time 50 minutes0S

Prep Time 25 minutes0S

Cook Time 25 minutes0S

Number Of Ingredients 6

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 157 calories

Sweet potatoes are not related to the more common russet potatoes and are often confused with yams in the grocery store and on menus (the yam is actually starchier and less flavorful). Just be sure you're buying sweet potatoes when you get to the produce section—even the produce stockers get mixed up. Bake these up, and when you spoon on some butter and sprinkle cinnamon/sugar over the top, you've got a treat that tastes more like dessert than a side dish. Source: Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2 by Todd Wilbur.

Provided by Todd Wilbur

Total Time 1 hours 15 minutes0S

Prep Time 37 minutes30S

Cook Time 37 minutes30S

Number Of Ingredients 5

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 112 calories