Well, the first thing I needed to do in my search for Victorian candy was to find stuff on Victorian candy. A Google search of "Victorian candy making" yielded some results. There is Miss Mary's Gazette, which as two separate pages of Victorian recipe reprints totaling about 15 recipes. It is enough, however, to start a database of what types of confections existed. Squidoo has an old-fashioned candy page, including a couple of book titles, but the years listed are slightly beyond Victorian. I also came across a Food Timeline. It is too long to read now, so I will save it and glean what I can later. A quick scan, though, hinted the Victorian era saw the invention of new sweets, including cream-centered French candies and milk chocolate.
Unfortunately, I am out of time. Chow for now!
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