Market basket: Whip up a batch of divinity for giving this season (2024)

Tammy Algood| Special to Nashville Tennessean

Baking is synonymous with December and many will pull out the apron to make holiday candy. I am one of them and the first recipe I prepare for giving is divinity. Of course I use the one handed down to me by my grandmother and expect that most will also duplicate precious family heirloom recipes.

Divinity has a finicky reputation but is so easy to make with the right timing. It manages to be both creamy, fluffy and fudge-like at the same time. It is aptly named because done correctly, it is a divine candy that can be enhanced with any number of additions, such as nuts, cocoa and different extracts.

The first step to success is to use a candy thermometer. Enough said!

Secondly, to hold the proper shape, egg whites must be beaten until they form very stiff peaks. This step will more than likely demand that you stop, inspect and restart the mixer a few times. The peaks (tips) should stand up straight when the beaters are lifted from the whites. If the tips curl at all to one side, more beating is necessary.

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And lastly, when the egg whites are combined with the syrup, it has to be beaten and beaten and beaten. This is where most will mess up the recipe. It is cooling at this point and will only stiffen properly when beaten. This means it can’t spread when dropped onto waxed paper with a spoon. It has to hold the shape you give it.

That translates to candy that is so stiff it is almost difficult to even stir and rather dull in appearance. At this point the enhancements are added and it is quickly dropped onto waxed paper with a buttered spoon. Allow it to completely cool and store in an airtight container.

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Mollie Rankin of Shreveport asks if it is true about not making divinity on rainy days because it won’t turn out correctly.

Mollie,

Yes it is true. Because of the high sugar content, divinity needs dry air to dry itself. On high humidity days, the divinity will absorb moisture from the air. This means the divinity will have a gooey texture to it.

Tammy Algood is the author of five cookbooks and can beseen on “Volunteer Gardener” on PBS stations in Tennessee. Follow her atwww.hauteflavor.com

Market basket: Whip up a batch of divinity for giving this season (2024)

FAQs

What is a market basket example? ›

Examples of categories included in the basket are: Food and Beverages (breakfast cereal, milk, coffee, chicken, wine, full service meals, snacks) Housing (rent of primary residence, owners' equivalent rent, fuel oil, bedroom furniture, chairs) Apparel (shirts and sweaters, pants, shorts, dresses, jewelry)

How to calculate market basket? ›

Multiply the category price by the market weight to determine the weighted cost. If recreation costs are $3,400 per year and the weight is 6%, the weighted cost would be $204. Add the separate weighted costs of all the goods to get the basket's total cost.

What is the market basket in macroeconomics? ›

A market basket refers to a selection of goods and services that are consistently purchased and sold throughout an economic system. Economists, politicians, and financial analysts use market baskets to track price changes over time and determine inflation levels.

What is a market basket bid? ›

A Market Basket Analysis is a procurement practice used to evaluate bids/proposals for a solicitation based on an evaluation of the lowest price a vendor can offer for a representative sample of goods. This analysis is the basis for awarding a contract to a successful vendor.

What is the market basket rule? ›

In market basket analysis, association rules are used to predict the likelihood of products being purchased together. Association rules count the frequency of items that occur together, seeking to find associations that occur far more often than expected.

What are the 8 major categories included in the market basket? ›

BLS has classified all expenditure items into more than 200 categories, arranged into eight major groups (food and beverages, housing, apparel, transportation, medical care, recreation, education and communication, and other goods and services).

Why is market basket good? ›

Market Basket supermarket stores offer outstanding value on grocery foods including fresh produce, quality meats, delicious bakery goods and beautiful floral arrangements. We also provide pharmacy services in select grocery store locations.

What is a market basket pricing strategy? ›

This strategy leverages the principle of optimizing the overall value of a shopping basket to encourage customers to increase the number and variety of items they buy in a single transaction, aiming to enhance customer satisfaction through bundled value deals and, in turn, increase the retailer's sales volume and ...

Who benefits from inflation? ›

Inflation allows borrowers to pay lenders back with money worth less than when it was originally borrowed, which benefits borrowers. When inflation causes higher prices, the demand for credit increases, raising interest rates, which benefits lenders.

What is another term for market basket customer behavior? ›

Market basket analysis gives clues as to what a customer might have bought if the idea had occurred or been suggested to them. Other terms used are “impulse purchasing' or “cross selling” to describe this consumer purchasing behavior.

What is the legal name for market basket? ›

DeMoulas Super Markets, Inc., under the trade name Market Basket, is a chain of 88 supermarkets in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, and Rhode Island in the United States, with headquarters in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.

How to interpret market basket analysis? ›

Market Basket Analysis, Explained

That simply refers to the relative frequency that an itemset appears in transactions. In a QSR, the support of an item or item combination helps to identify keystone products. Hence, if a sandwich and cookies have high support, then they can be priced to attract people to the store.

What is an example of a basket trade? ›

Hedging: Basket trades can be used to hedge against risk. For example, a trader could sell a basket of stocks from a particular sector if they are concerned about a decline in that sector.

What is an example of a basket option? ›

Example. Imagine an investor in India who wants to diversify their portfolio by investing in a basket option. He/she purchases an option with stocks from various sectors, such as technology, healthcare, and finance. The investor believes the technology sector will experience significant growth.

What are basket products? ›

In economics, a basket of goods refers to a fixed set of consumer products and services whose price is evaluated on a regular basis, often monthly or annually, for the purpose of tracking inflation.

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