New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-21
THE MAKING OF SWEETS.
MANY DEFT FINGERS ARE CONCERNED IN
PREPARING YOUR BOX OF BoNBONS.

PREPARING YOUR BOX OF BoNBONS.
SCENES IN A LARGE CANDY FAcToRY-MUcH OF
THE WORK is DONE BY MAcHINERY-A
coXTENTED CLASS OF EMPLOYEES.
A box of fine candy in Its wrapping Of satin
smooth. snowy paper. labeled In gilt and fastened
| with silver. is much delight to the eye as It's
contents are a treat to the palate. 1t wins new in
teres however after a visit has been made to the
| factory and a glimpse obtained OF the infinite care
and pains exerted In its preparation.
How long have you been doing tbat?" a visitor
asked OF OF long line of girls employed In dip
ping green pstachio nuts into trimming bowls OF
| chocolate
six yea s." replied the bonbon dipper, mechan-
| ically without looking up from her task and one
speculates to the lnnumerable toothsome morses
she must have prepared in all that length Of time
and the innnitude OF candy-lovers she has made
| happy.
A pretty sight these bonbon makers are. seated
| about the long tables neat whte-capped and deft-
fingered. their sleeves rolled up to the elbow, their
expression OF downright earnestness as they
| immcrse a certain portion Of each canded nut IN
the sea OF chocolate beside them dark brows. blond
| heads pale or rosy faces, all are bent downward
intent on their task and the heapedup piles OF green
dainties in the centre OF the table gradually dimln-
ish to be as perpetualy Increased. trays Of those
| already capped with brown being borne away TO a
| place OF keeping in another room. About other
| long tables sit other relays OF girls variously
| equipped with delicate implements OF wire With
| these they pick up halves OF English wainuts. OF
pecans OF all descriptions OF nuts conveniently arr
| rarrei beside them. and battle them In a Hood OK
| amber violet or rose-colored cream The shape OK
| the magical little spoonlike implement employed de-
| termnes the design the nut shall assume when hfted
from It's bath Each Of these coated nuts placed
| In rows the tin sheets as they come out OF the
cream is nut exactly over n significant III. which
will brand that special bonbon as made In that par
ticular factory.
| FROM THE BEGINNING
| From the beginning OF tho process through TO
| the wrapping and packing department. the making
| OF fine candles Is interesting. First there are tho
| grca, canvas sacks containing the chocolate bean.
Large shining black roasters stand ready for roast
| Ing the beans after they have been huled cleaned
and classified and hogSheads OF the different
grades. cracked. ground and shaded with reference
| 10 their quality. with a degree of discrimination 80
subtle that the inexperienced can detect only slight
| difference between best" next best and
..n,caium" ,re shrouled in th.ck cloths to prevent
the cs-apc OF the aroma and k OUT the dust
| barrels hrlnfui Of amhcr-colurei walnut shells
standing all in . row. attracted III" visitors atten-
ton I'VE start our fires with them IN the morn
ing" explained the foreman. "ani royal blaze they
make being So dry nnd naky They emit pleas
ant olor too The nuts use are nearly all
| cracked here in the building 10 insure their being
In perfect condition OF course. holiday times and
times when there's a rush % orders "" sometimes
| have TO buy the nuts already cracked
Through great circular shafts or tubes the ground
and roas,cd chocolate shoots down TO another moor
| t. 10 through rs various other manipulauons
GREAT KETTLES OF SWEETNESS.
o., ono s,l. OF the cooking room stands A line o.
conner kettles big and wide mouthed the interior
| q, fhem through frequent scrubbings and polish
,,rs FURNISHED to a delightful rose pink sheen y
white mass OF grated cocoanu; boils IN one a
lrawny-armed workman In paper cap ana Iohs
white apron stirring II continually with monster
radiie that the cream. eggs and sugar may nc
come thoroughly mixed. The other kettles are hllei
with various sticky ingredients. and u seductive
oaor Ills the apartment.
An OF our kettles have double Jackets ana inu'h
q the crcamlng and dissovng can be done by steam
hon, alone" explains the superintendent ana the
visitors cease contemplating the hGooling caioroh'
and 70 I'm for practical investigation
can the candy be made entirely with steam
heat?' asks.
no. sometimes an intense. keen heat is needed.
and We must resort to FIRE There is way OF de-
yaporziag steam. and then II IS the most perfect
method FOR delicate cooking. but we nave not QUIZ
apparatus FOR that yet arranged.
Great broad marble cooling boards stand near
and soon the contents Of the various kettles are
transferred 20 them. the sieamlnS mass pehs
spread out In the requisite thnness by the ala OF
4
white paper the delicate nougat Is put to COOL there
70 stav und.sturbcI until ready FOR the next step IN
rs preparation <,.
"po tell me precisely what nougat Is made OFF,
pe,,ions n visitor. II think It most delicious
simply of honey. the whites OF eggs ana sugar
replies the obiiging superintendent.
is that all? cxclaims the luesiioner IN surprise
81 don't see how rs possible to concoct any hihs
30 nice on, Of just those things
"It's the process IT goes through tha, makes 1t
palatable." explains the candy mys'erous''
and tho inquirer IS pcrforce content
There are great gilded rolling pins on acres % mar
bic table In this apartment. for rolling out the ma
,erlal for caramels and all sorts OF sampers ana
cutters OF ingenious make and contrivance are In
evidence. ~ ,,,.>.,,v.
one goes out OF this embarrassment OF sweets
into a veritablc cloudroom OF white IN the dritung
mist Of which mems forms move silently. Their
heads are powdered with corn starch. their mus
tachcs are whitened with IT, 1t Is all over AROUND
and about them. and has settled even on their shoeS
what in the world they dongT sNciaims
the nquisitivc visitor. Each man has shallow ro'V
wooden tray in his hands which he Is ming rom
a biz bin with the hmy nne siftcd hlui. - -, ..
explains the candy-makcr. A. fast as the shallow
trays are nlled and smoothed on on the ton '"t, n
sbscis me- size Of The top Of tho tray pressed down
into them. The hour readily Yields 10 Inc imdrn'i ~
tlon and the oval. circular. or anchor marx ~
Fixed at regular intervals In the suriac" OF re wn,oo
tray. Another man comes hI"'H NY h.,ah,
Girls n mis- noury sohere-and drains bright
colorcd Jelly like substance into the niue NOES IN
c,d ia lr, "a harden for twcntyfour hours. and Is
then turned out clear and clean from the hour re-
curing only "A little polishing TO convert " '"'o
glstcning pink and amber gumdropS
In another room. where there are troops OF 'resn
faced girls big FURNISHED Kettles are set up AT
convenient angle and rapidly rotated by machinery
Looking into their depths one sees bushels OF wn,e-
coated ''pgccns eggs spinning around Ia another
big-throated receptacle pink peppermints are t"Iti
ing In the same fashion. These rotating Vnts 40
a lot Of work for us" explains the superintendent
we put the almonds In here and gradually coat
them with the liqul creained sugar 'nat IS 1on n