The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-01-05
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Large scaIe-PintinS Sweet Devices on
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ufzctnyeA within the boucds o! The
tinted States which is more universally
. faycFite, and the mention OF wn.cn
calls up more pleasant associations To
old and youGg, than candy. !he, BABY
cries for IL, schooI. boys and school girls
demand il, s.i principally IA the form
Of cz,amels-i, i. alleged 70 De Of the
create, possible service 20 Young men ID
their courting days. uo;, Of c1urse.
for their own proper use, BIZ. So pro
pitiatory oGering 10 their respective
diTini,ies. In this pzrticuiAr IL fer
erce!s the fascinating bu. deceiiful zee
cream. and has the additional advantage
Of being in seAa0n al the rear n2and-
S,aid fathers Of families af-ct 70 disdsin
the ,oothsone dsinry, and are aps 70
inform, their oE.priog that candy Eiil
spoil their tee.h 1ud ruin their diges-
sion, usu4.!y. however, eSding the
bonlily by the production Of sundrY
small change 20 keep the children qnIe:-
Tie truth IS tina; neither the middle
aged 10. tie Ehite haired c4n forge: tie
joys ahicn candy brought 10 them 10
the tong ago. 7nd 10 all i; - thing Of
t=aaty 2Dd joy fofeTer
a reporter Of The TriJsn> azs afford
ed an opportunity Of making a tour
Of inspection through one Of The large!
csndT manufactures 0! the Wa, aid
Of seeing for him.ef the different pro-
cesses eieployed 10 the con.erslon Of the
pure white sugar in:o the manufactured
article A.kei whai particular depart
lnent he would fir! examine, the scribe
decided 10 begin the reYiew where he
began bis personal experience namely,
uirt1 stick CANDY he vas led 10 the
floor deYoted 10 it. manufacture. A.
one end OF the large room q couple Of
men we're industriatisIy employed shoY-
cling white sugar into large copper
boiling pans, each holding fi,y pound--
Side by side with these we're half DOZEN
similar pans in which the syrup vas
boiling hercely. The sugar when sufi-
cien,ly boiled, j. poured upon marble
slabs, fenced in with square pieces Of
iron, aud there allowed 20 COO! uotil nj,
for handling. The process of boiling
makes isof q brcGnish color, and to get
nd Of this IL is pulled" 4 man takes
a thirty pound chunk of the stun, hangs
j, on q large iron hook and draGs j: ou,
az arm's length. Then lie doubles il
over the hook and pulls again, repeating
the prossss until the entire mass assumes
q snowy uhi.eness I, Is then divided
up into pieces OF suitable size and rolled
By hand On q wooden table This makes
rolls some ten tee; in length-but along
cones boy with 2 queer shaped pair OF
scissors, and cuts il Into suitable lengths.
If only the childish consumers could get
hold Of that bog ard reason with him the
one ceut stick Of caDdy. which is the ju
veaiia's delight, might be made little
longer Boz this superior being, neg
lectfui OF his opportunities, goe, on all
day clipping candy az if his weapon
were the shears Of Fa,es, snd never once
puts his fingers to his mouth.
The question as TO how the stripes,
those famous spiral stripes OF delicate
pink. got On 10 the candy had always
puzzled the reporter. even rs the knotty
problem Of how the apple got inside
The duDpling bothered King George.
And yet it is simple enough. On the
outside OF the cylindrical lump Of white
candy the workman lays longitudinal
strips OF colored candy prepared in sim
liar manner. A scientific twist Is given
to the mass; the workman gets hold OF
one end OF it, pulls il out into q long
string, which is rolled by his boy helper,
and there is the stick candy with its col-
ored stripe. Half pound Of coiored
sugar guffices to ornament batch OF
City pounds. The dear candy, the light
brown variety, is not pulled. The pro-
ceSs employed in the manufacture OF
drops" is identical with tina. Of making
white stick candy. except that the stuff
after being pulled ia run through rollers.
These have depressions on their face of
the size of the drop" required. and
ono shaking-up suiiices to break the
cakes ufohundTeis of little pieces. The
eoloEinE Bsed for these is mostly ear
mine, or ooclIineal, or harmless vegeta-
BILE colors. Hoarhound candy is no,
pulled, and is cut in sticks by hand
roller.
To make rock candy in the establish
ment visited, from four 70 five barrel. OF
sngnr ere s.a;aPeii; inio m immense cop
per kettle heated by steam, and there
boiled until the proper consistency is
obtained. The syrup is poured into deep
oval tin pans, 10 which cotton threads
are strung from end to end. These are
conveyed TO the crystalizing room. where
q temperature Of $50 degrees. Fahren-
heit is constantly maintained, and
remain there two or three days. The
crystals form on the strings, and there Is
your candy, red or white according Is
yoa h8ve added or omitted the carmine.
jelly goods. creams and other varieties
are cryetaliZed in The same way, ard the
men who handle them need no overcoais
whiIo at vgork in this department..
Creams. gnn.drops jujubes and
with corn starch. A board. on which
drop, square or other shape required, ms
s.A IN az se s-k4 al
starch, and the melted sugar is poured
into Gle depressions thus made. When
cool they Are sifted out and taken % the
crystalizing room.
Lozenge8 are manufactured 81 en- en-
tiEely different way. Crushed sugar is
poured into big mill ia the basement,
and pounded until it is as iine % -four.
Five or six barrels OF shis are thrown
into q trough, some gum ard the reauf-
site amount OF havoring essence are
added, and the entire saass dumped into
the mixer, from whence IL emerges in the
form of thick dough. This Is run
through rollers into sheets, about four
feet long aud two feet wide. aud carried
to the stamping table. Here stands q
man Sith pad saturated with carmine
and 10 stauiper, ,icn which the lettefs TO he
inip4insed on the loze enge- innocent aid
TO boyish and girlish 'hirtation--are set
in type. And thus it is that edo you
love mc?" and care you going 20 the
BALI this EVENING" appear upon The
l6zeDges. These are cot from the sheet
by giflS armed sithSordinary tin cutters
cfthe kind familiar TO every housewife,
aud after a three days experience in the
purgatoEial sgeat.box the lozenges are
ready for packing and shipment. Eng.
,liEh mint ard all the countless variety