The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-29
FOR A RAINY EVENING.
suggestions for Entertaining with Little
TrouhIe HousafuI

Suggestions for Entertaining with Little
Trouble "a Houseful.
Rainy day amusements are always in de-
mand, and especially for that time of year
when it is hardly cold enough for the great
fires, but one is very willing to have lit
tie blaze upon the hearth or feels no dis
inclination to the neighborhood of an
argand gas burner. One of the pleasantest
of these amusements, in the beginning and
in the end, is that of making candy in the
dining room-the caramel, the glace wal
nut, and the various kinds of nougat. II
one has fixture for the drop light of th.
dining table, where one is used, or, if theT,
is no gas, with an alcohol lamp, one ma
accomplish some delicate work in sug1.
that a confectioner need not be ashamed OF
1t is a good plan to remove the table
cloth and replace it by a coarser cover, and
TO have your few utensils kept for the pTr-
pose. Begin, then, by bringing a little
water to boil in your saucepan while you
are Smelling about quarter of a pound of
almonds. Throw them into the boiling
water for a moment or two; then pour
out into a small wire sieve held over
bowl, when you can easily rub Off the
skins-the blanching process. Have them
then put in the refrigerator. II spread
out one by one, rs they easily can be by
passing the hand over them, and the dish
set fat upon the ice, they will be cool
enough presently to cut into long narrow
strips with a sharp knife, after which they
are best sent out to the kitchen and put
into the oven for very few minutes to dry
off well
As soon as your almonds are thus made
mt nj tn -fa 4
pound or four heaping tablespoonfuls Of
sugar-nOt the confectioner's fine sugar,
but the common white granulated-with
one dessert spoonful of water only, and
stir it till it is quite melted some one else
will i'll the mean time have buttered for
you very shallow pan or other tin dish
The moment that your sugar is thoroughly
melted, and before it has a chance 10 boil,
throw in your almonds, continue to stir for
about a minute, and then pour out and put
on the cool window ledge to "set,' and
you will have delicate nougat, good
enough for any sweet tooth.
This may be varied by using any nuts
attainable, always excepting peanuts,
which vulgarize and injure the flavor OF
any candy, spreading them out over the
bottom of the buttered pan, and putting
amount of sugar as before, bringing il not
only TO the melting but 70 the boiling
point, and pouring it out evenly over the
nuts.
Another and at once richer and more
delicate sort can be made with little
more trouble by pewdering and sitting an
ounce of gum arabic, and setting il away
for half an hour in four tSblespoonfuls Of
water, and then gradually heat il by set
ing it inside larger vessel Of boiling water
till the gum dissOlves. At this. strain the
result through a fine wire sieve upon three
very heaping tablespoonfuls. or FIVE level
ones, Of confectioner's sugar, and stir %
over the fire till it turns white and thick
like q laundress's starch when she pour
on boiling water.
While you are stirring this. which should
be during good half hour, or a little
more. let some one else beat mp about half
the white Of an egg it increases the pleas
ure II the work DC divided among several. /
adding 70 Il at the last instant half tea 7
spoonful Of vanilla or as much rose wzteT. .
Il preferred and stir this II Ju.t a. tne .
sugar aud gum arabic are taken from the .
fire. and then add a. once a quarter o. a F..
pound OF already blAuched and minced .
sweet almonds. with TWO or three bitter .
ones to brighten the favor. Let whatever /
dish you pour IL into then be well E0grsd /
with fine siftAd -four. with corn starch. or 4
maizeua, or arrowTOot. - COOKS -four .
their biscuit pans and - i away 70 cooL 4
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