Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-23
MAKING CHRISTMAS CANDY.
White-AprOned Men ON a Rush ia
supply the Demand.
SCENES IN CANDY FACTORY-HOw THE CONNECTIONS
ARE PREPARED-sTICKs OF CANDY AND CANDY
CANES

Everywhere the candy manufacturers are work
Ing night and day to supply the enormous demand
mace upon them during Christmas week. Their
FORCES are often doubled or tripled and every one
works with might and main to make sweets to I'LL
the bottoms OF many a long stocking hung up by
the Chimney or mantelpiece on Christmas eve
Ihe liner candies are neglected almost entirely,
and every energy is bent towards making the sim.
pie articles which are popular with all.
It Is very interesting to walk through candy
factory and watch the different processes which
the sugar undergoes from the time it enters the
copper boiling kettle in its primitive state until 1t
comes forth in the shape Of delicate cream squares
or other equally delicious forms.
THE WORK ROOM.
Here Is long square room; down its middle are
stationed long tables or slabs. In one corner is
small stove with round open top. Everywhere are
the round copper kettles used for boiling the
candy, and in every available space are barrels
and crates OF shelled nuts raistns starch glucose
and other raw materials Over all Is smeared the
sticky remains OF some former "trying." The
noorS are thick with the sticky stuff and the air
is redoent with its perfume. Men in white raj
loaded with sweet burdens. Others stand at long
side-tables and knead the still hot candy prepara
tory to making 1t into sticks, while others again
cut Inc cold slabs OF chocolate creams or caramelS
into squares. Everything goes with rush, and
each man works with will. Silence is golden.
At one side stands a man glazing French chestnuts
with sugar. The cheStnutS OF course, are Shelled
and dipped ntoa kettle OF liquid sugar and stirred
until they have acquired the necessary thickness
OF coating: Then they are withdrawn and laid out
In square pans in cool place to harden.
CANDY CANES.
At another side OF the room is man making the
long candy canes which so delight the children.
The pure sugar is mixed with little water and
boiled very high the little round stove Then one
OF the center 'slabs" is creased and the contents
OF the kettle poured upon it. In a few minutes
This Is cold enough to be caught UP in a large
bunch. A small piece is cut Off and thoroughly
impregnated with cochineal coloring, composed OF
cochlneal, cream tartar and alum. This Is Used
20 stripe the candy. The remainder OF the bunch
OF candy Is then taken by muscular young man,
thrown overa large hook imbedded in the wall
ana worked and Jerked until 1t acquires a creamy
whiteneSS Then off the hook ii Is peeled and
rapidly removed to the long side table; there it is
kneaded in round mass in order to prevent the
ar from TOO rapidly cooling 1t off, and next comes
THE STRIPPING
The small bunch which was cut off before and
by this time is quite of dark red Color is fat
tened out, and covers one side OF the great white
lump on the. table. Then two small strips cut
nom the fat, c0lored candy are stuck in opposite
POSITIONS. Tne Whole mass Is then held for mo-
ment over the lre TO warm ii for working" and
then with long pull one end is drawn out like
The spre OF a church and rolled and rolled by the
deft hands OF the SHOEMAKER into long. round
and thin sticks, striped regularly, and When har-
dened sufficiently are ready for the sweet tooth Of
some youngster, and so the work goes on Very
lfttl" change is made in the processes OF manufac-
turing the other kinds OF Candles the kinds. Of
couro., depending entirely upon the elements in
trOdGced into the sugar.
BURNT ALMONDS.
There are two different ways OF making burnt
almonds: the first Is to roast the almonds well
over & hot fire. and While undergoing this proceed
ing to pour liquid sugar upon them, meanwhile
stirring up the mixture Until each nuL has le-
ceived the necessary thickness OF coating. They
are then laid out the cooling slab and hardened.
The OF her process Olty differs from this ia that
the almonds and sugar are boiled at the time
and together