Review: Can A Beginner Make Caramel? Yes! With This Recipe Book...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 17, 2013
This is the second recipe book from Author Dennis Waller's trilogy of Best Selling recipe books that I have recently read. The first wasTexas Jack's Famous Sweet Potato Recipes. After this, I'll be finishing the trilogy withTexas Jack's Famous Pralines Secret Recipe Book.Now, this recipe book is about making caramel. As with any recipe, there are several keys, as you might imagine. One thing that is essential to the eventual outcome of the recipe are the ingredients used. Not only that, but the ingredients also have a direct bearing on the way the caramel is made. There is a connection between the two.Can a Beginner Make Caramel?Yes. This recipe book leaves nothing to chance or misinterpretation. It takes the would be caramel maker, novice or expert, by the hands and step by step goes through the making of caramel. The necessary equipment is explained in clear language and more importantly (for a beginner) provides the confidence necessary for making caramel.What if things don't work out the first time?Patience is key to avoiding frustration, and the book's author has had the foresight to deal with the emotional aspect of trying something for the first time. Good caramel makers have learned how to make caramel, by making caramel, with lessons learned being applied to each new effort until expertise has been reached.For people who have been making caramel for a while now, these recipes will therefore be delightful and enjoyable. There is a wide variety of recipes, and this will surely please the novice as well as the expert. Finally, I recommend this book highly, that is for everyone who truly loves their sweets made "Texas Jack's" Texan-style!Reviewed by Thomas Jerome BakerAuthor ofLooking For Catarina: A Love Story From Santiago de Chile to Florence, Italy