Molasses Candy (Melcocha)

Ingredients

• 1 cup panocha
• 2 cups molasses
• 2 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon aniseed

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients except the aniseed; cook slowly until sugar is dissolved. Next, boil until it is brittle when dropped into cold water.
2. Pour onto a buttered platter, then sprinkle with aniseed.
3. Cool and pull until stiff and light.
4. Twist into sticks and flatten at each end.