Santa Claus brings gifts to good little boys and girls. What do bad kids get? In some places, they get coal in their stockings instead of gifts. In Europe, they get a visit from Krampus, who will beat them and then stuff them in a bag and take them off to who-knows-where. December fifth, the evening before St. Nicholas Day, is celebrated as Krampus night. And what better way to celebrate Krampus, the opposite of Santa Claus, with some coal, the opposite of sugar plums?
Actually, this edible coal is candy. Black candy. For real. The recipe contains sugar, sugar, water, egg white, lemon juice, and lots of black food coloring. The result is a grainy candy that looks exactly like a lump of coal! Whether you make it for Krampus night, or use them to fill your sons' and daughters' Christmas stockings, or make it as a gag gift for a party, you'll make an impression with black coal candy from Helen Die at Eat the Dead. -Thanks, gwdMaine!