Mine Run Candy aka Honeycomb Candy

My mom showed me a recipe for this mine run candy which is a honeycomb candy like a violet crumble. Seeing it ripped from a magazine suggested to me that she tore it from a waiting room magazine, but I would probably do that too if I had seen it. The actual recipe can be found here: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/mine-run-candy

This is how the candy looks when it is poured out. I regret not getting a picture of it before, but a really neat reaction occurs when you add the baking soda and it starts puffing up like an awesome chemistry experiment. Without even trying it, that reaction made me want to make this again. Just a word of warning if you've never made any candy before: be careful, because you're getting sugar up to 300F and that stuff will hurt really bad to be careful not to touch it until it cools.

The hardest part is to break the large candy into smaller pieces. With all the air pockets, it is really easy to crumble.

As you can see, I had a lot of crumbs.

Then you dip those bad boys in chocolate. I recommend having extra chocolate, because I ran out.

Once dipped they need to dry and have the chocolate harden. Putting them in the fridge helps this process along.

Then, when they are all ready, you can take a bite into one and fall in love with this recipe. It takes great especially if you are a fan of honeycomb candy like I am. This is a really simple recipe to make and really tasty.