Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-08
HOMEMADE CANDY.
oue shay Ne Sure Of osttlhE pelioiocs
aud Perfectly Harmless Sweets.


aud Perfectly Harmless Sweets.
When ona hos once mastered the boiling
OF sugar suilD iontly TO make a successful
lundant, one hus overcome the chief Oh
siaclc in the way u making French eau
dies az home. II Is moi dilhcult; II simply
regi.itcs care aud exact attention TO de-
tails. Use new murh.clzcl saucepan, II
YOU do not possess % regular sugar boiler
81 copper lined with tin, for those oA,ieri
cnccd Ia tho matter cay II serves the pur.
pose Just a. we'll.
Put two pounds Of sugar mud two cups
Of boiling water In the saucepan with u
sueck " cream " tartar the size % half n
pea. stir IL TIL Ii melts and then let II
alone, but watch IT, Let IL boil ton mia.
utos after it begins. then test Il. To do
this IN up a drop gently, without disturb.
ing the tcat, upon The tip Of spoon aud
drop it into a cup OF bee water. II II dis
solves In the water the sugar has not
boiled enough. n II drops 10 Che bottom
of the cup undis,olycd aud you can pick
It up aud roll IL around between your hn.
Rcr aud thumb aud IL forms a creamy little
ball that does not stick TO your finger, u Is
Just right
ifitisH hard, brittle candy Il has boiled
ton long. A toaspoonful Of water must be-
AANANA W AlN hlNAIi hiAN ~ HAlWMAh ~ NHIAl
up again. lit is "a sticky ball IL must'bo.l
n little longer Then try Il again. When
Il Il just right remove L. from the FIRE mud
allow Il to become cool enough 30 that you
can bear your finger la It., When thus
cool beat IL with spoon until It forms q
paste which resembles lard.
Work II with your hands and set Il away
till you uocd II. or use IL ut once, IA you
choose ln either case 10 must be put IN an
carthen jar and ret In pan OF boiling
water 10 melt II you wish TO make cream
walnuts have CREASED papers ready take
walnut kernels one 10y one ON the point u
needle, dip them In the melted faudant
and lay them on creased pnpera, which
must be ready prepared. Part Of these
/ walnut candles may ho made pink by col
oriug tho last half " the fondHnt used
with cochinoal or with raspberry juice, he
Ing careful not TO Use more than three o.
fuur drops, IA II will thin tho syrup too
much.
I Blnnchcd almonds. candicd cherries,
citron aud a.sins may all be- chopped to-
gtthor and stirred IN "a toudunt aud poured
out on creased papers 10 make a bar Of
/ tuttl Fruit candy. COcoauut balls are or.
namuntal ~ well as u delicious cunfer.
ton. Crate n large c0coanut aud add 20
It the amount of iondant given. Take
out about oue.third Of the mixture aud
form IL into balls about the Size Of peaches.
Divide the remainder ~ the fundGnt Into
equal parts, and color one yellow with saf.
from unts the other red with c0chluonl. ~
these form balls NJ red and yellow of the
same size l.iitlr white ribbons may be lu.
troducud into she balls while they are soft.
but oolorcd ihb0us had better not bo
used, a. no Que Gnu ho sire OF the iugrc.
dicnts Ia the dye, which may penetrate
Into the warm cHuly.
n the iondaut should grow too hard dur.
iug this long process set 10 back iu the kct'
tic oi boiling water and let 10 melt out
again, 10 Us well to Keep % standing ia
warm water, lut not on the stove boiling
while you ARE working with u.
Chocolate creams may br made M fol
lows Make 10 iouduut of about q pound Of
sugar and tlN Tablespoonful, NJ thick
sweet cream. Let d. boil tll the syruu
forms soft hail when b il dropped in lee
wator aud rolled between tho fingers
Treat 10 exactly as the other iordaut /.
tfc8tol Muault into little bali. the size
Of cherry stones. Melt half a pound Of
chocolate by scrapiug q. stirring tea
spoonful 81 warm water ia II aud heating
So until b isH thick paste. Dip tnc balls
ul iUnduut IN the melted chocolate, one by
one, from the point % needle. " they
ar. 10 sugnry that they brehk when III,
NEEDLE touches them the fonlaut j, tor
hard. They should hc % soft ball, aud jus'
covered, no more, with the chocolate, 90 o.
T. fprma thin mask over the i0udant balls
To make mnrhmalluwF dissolve half d
pound Of gum arabic In "a piut OF water,
strain IL, ndl hall IL pound Of sugar, stii
til the strip Is ~ 'hlcE rs honey; then
pour Il gradually over the beaten white.
OF four eggs. Sir till the mixture doe
not stick 20 the finger Dust % pan witt
starch, pour the mnrshmallow mlXtur,
into 70, drgdge IL lightly with powdered
starch, and when Il Is little cool cut IL h
squares; when 10 Il cold IL Ia done New
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