The New York herald., 1870-01-15
THE B0N-B0M WAR,
Views and Opinions Of the Candy Makers
Suggestions for the Protection Of tho
Publican Indignant B0n-B9n-
niere--One Thousand Dollars
Challenge.
Gorgons, and bydras, and chimeras dire.
Strange all this difference should be,
'TwiAt tweed.cdum and twccdledee.

In your editorial article In Fridays paper on tho
adueraton Of confectionery your suggestion Is the
only really sensible move that has been In the
right direction. Let US have o commission APP
pointed, or good men and true, who will do the
work without fear or favor. Let them visit all the
establishments large ard small, that manufacture
confectionery; let them obtain samples, and partlc-
ulariy OF the opaque candles, bon bons ana loz.
enges-the transparent candles not being 80 easily
northumberland have the samples from the differ.
cnt stores carefully marked 20 that no mistake
occur; have them anayzcd by first class chemist
and INFORM tue public Of the result SO tnat they
may know where they can buy pure, wholesome
articles. Let this commission remain in force
aud make their visits at irregular periods
throughout the year, and particularly just before
the holidays when such large quantities OF sweets
consumed; then let every party guilty OF adult
tcration be held up TO public shame through the
medium OF the press. You have 'Soccty for the
Suppression OF Cruelty TO Anlmas.n Why not have
one To protect men, women and childrenY In tact,
the same scciery already organized might 40 tho
work. There arc such commissions IN Paris. why
not have them hereY Human life and health Is Just
as valuable IN New York as In ParIs. But my i'm
preston Is that many men VINO have made large for
tunes in few years have made it by practising the
very rascaites they now so loudly condemn and try
to fols on TO the shou lders OF some poor dev who
Is trying TO risc proba bly, by selfdenal and hard
labor. quick sales and small prohts, SIMPLY because
his success has interlercd with tncir prouts.
All seems infected that III infected spy,
But let the la,ed jade vince
Every dog uus, have his day.
There Is no doubt oI adulteration being practised
and To great extent, ana manly by the large man
uIacturlng establishments, VINO do wholesale busl-
ness, and 1t may be by small manufacturers also;
but TO say because confectionery arcle IL sold Ut
q low price IL must necessarily be Impure is an
made cheap aud pure. Cream bon-Dons, Opaque
and transparent candies, mint and rose drops butter
fauy, &C., can be produced, good ana pure, at from
twenty-five to tnirtynve cents per pound Here Il
an cxampe:-The ingredients for cream bon-bons,
or loDdaut are, or ought 70 be- simply sugar. water
and navor. Inc creamy soit texture - only the
result OF the degree 10 which the sugar Is boEcd
ana the manipulation 1t undergOe5 on the marble
after IT Il boiled. Now we wlil count The cost
OF q twelve pound batch OF iondant, Or cream
bon -bons:-fgelve pounds OF sugar, ut sixteen
cents per pound, one dollar ana ninety Two cents;
water, nothing; navor-lemon OIL rose water orange
flower water, vanilla extract, wintcrgrcen sassa-
1ras cinnamon sufficient for the batch iilteen cents;
laUor and nre twenty-five cents. The fundant ocng
now made we VIII cast 1t into shapes or bourbons
and chrysallze them for the labor ana fre for this
wil allow tilty cents. The sugar to crystalline
them with sly eight pounds IN syrup. the Don.DonS
VIII take up fun onc-haf IN shape OF crystals In
crcaslng the weight of the batcn four pounds, max
ing III all sixteen pounds, the four pounds CT sugar
costing slXty.lour ceuts the four pounds or syrup
drained OH and iet y used IN the next operation.
NOW we have the whole cost lwitnout including
rent,) 50 a., ana we nave sixteen pounds cf Don
Dons, WHICH, at tnlrty ave cents per pound produce
So CO. leaving profit oi S. Ia on the batcn: and
you have pure artcieto be sure not any better or
verse than you would have II you simply took q
piece or loif sugar and favored II with . drop or
lemon or otner extract.
This example is only given to show that pure.
articie made ol ordinary confectionery, good
ana cheap. Now II III the above batch navot very
highly ana otto or roses. tue vanilla bean, ne
roll, jasin!n, pistachc or otner very expensive
navors sucn as peach pulp, strawberry raspberry
and pineapple Juices winch are worth from two ID
three dollars botte, increase the cost TO more
thar double the above calculation, and the price Of
the bon bon IL increased accordingly.
BY all means, Mr.. Editor, let Us ,iaye the commits
sion and break this thing up. Let them Visit Broad
way, Mercer street. Wooster street, Beecker street,
Greenwich street, Duane street, Corlandt street.
Stacn Island, and IN FACT, ali factories, large and
small; examine closely and find out hat eats the
marble slabs on which the fondants are maGe into
holes; inquire VI the marble masons Ia the neigh
borhood of The Bowery ana find out whose marbles
nave been most frequently repianed, You VIII thea
know who IL who and what ~ what.
by glyin. this article place In your valuable
paper. you VIII obiige practical confectioncr Of
I0rty years. standing. JAMES W. PARKINSON