The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
WITH THE CANDY MAKERS.
PRECISION. ACCURACY, AND NEAT
NESS THE sENTJAL6.

a ETntOtmE IN All W hNEHNtnltuNH H9hkI NNI
the Boys and Girls whs Berin There 90
Make Successes whoa rkey Try Other
Work = Buslnrns Secrets Well Guarded.
with Increased facilities at his command
and tho latest developments OF science and
chomistry to profit by, tho candy maker
ICONS well abreast of tho trades In the onward
march OF improvement. Never before was
there quito such q satiny bloom on hno candies,
mayor such dainty. ioworliko colorlnR, or such
.Yoctnoss OF design. Now and again some ac-
cidental revelation Of tho effect OF certain con-
d,tions on certain ingredients and compounds
vives fresh impetus TO experiment, and better
results arc attained than were at first dreamed
posslble. For years the bulk Of tho best candy
has been made In great double-jacketed copper
kettles operated by steam heat. When 1t came
10 CONNECTIONS requiring q clear, intense heat in
their preparation, however, tho makers had to
resort to tho old.fashioned fire, both because Of
The moisture inseparable from steam cooking and
becuuse of tho delectablo fiavors that got away
on tho vapor. Since the devaporization Of
sioam has been introduced the moro delicate
kinds OF candy con be mado by steam heat also,
thus lcssening both tho labor and expense and
affecting n more satisfactory outcome. The
essences and delicate liquors that formerly %.
CAPPED on tho vapor are now retained and pris-
oned beyond hope of release in a straitjacket
Of sugar.
THE old.timo candy makers with'a reputation
to sustain used good, pure materials and en-
doavored to make their candy oil of uniform
quality, but we go further than that" said tho
manager Of q big establishment. W try to
make our candy look as good as 1t tastes. and,
even In the cheaper. simpler grades. we dis
card anything that fails to square In with the
rcrt in appearance. even II tho material and
makeup is just tho snme. Take this chocolate
block. for instance. 1t is moulded of alternate
layers Of cream and chocolate. topped off with
the chocolate. 1t was mado at the same timo
with the others, but IL is O little thicker on one
corner and there arc n few dark-looking veins
through 1t, where 1t happened that o streak of
chocolate was q shade colder or hotter when
the mass was run together. Those arc 10-cent
blocks, but the imperfect, uneven ones will DO
wooded out with as much care as II they were
worth 81 a pound. That is the way we keep
our standard up to the top notch and impress
our people with the Importance of being care
full. That peanut brittle there on the marble
slab is low.grade goods also. so far as price is
considered, but any portion Of 1t that is lumpy
or o degree thicker than the general sheet will
be thrown out. That which breaks coming out
Of the pan is discarded also. You SEQ that big
italian who lifts out the sheetsi Big-boned and
strong as he Is. he has q touch moro delicate
than q woman. That brittle Is as fiinty and
apt to fall to pieces as q fake Of Ice. and it is
especially hard to manage in those large
SQUARES, but ho gets them out Of tho pan with
seldom q mishap. Those girls dipping the nuts
yonder couiaht oegih 10 40 IL. perhaps MS
SIG gives MN steaoiness. mayoe 30; at any
rate ne mas oeeh hahohns tnose peanut sneets
snd sometimes the cocoanut crisps for us for
hve years, and he is a master hand at it.
With all the improved machinery and new
facilities In the COOKING cooling, ana 30 on,
the oulk OF the pest CANDY must continue TO DO
mace oy manu. no went on. Inc workman
need mover rear tnat tho machines Will push
MIN out OF tne business. on the contrary we
employ more hanos NO" than We oio Formerly
particularly In tho seiectlng ana packing de-
pertmeht' "nere sieaS caro- ID taken mat inc
boxes arc sent out In good shape, and II posi-
DE- moro tasoeiuiiy packed eacn season man
they were the last. Here Is where tho best
chance comes In for o girls advancement In
the business. we arc Always giad OF any
hints IN the ARRANGEMENT OF inc iayer boxes
thhA oeno Io maAe 'neni inore ae'fao'so, anue
eui WIN an eye " ooior II eoine ofisinaii.y
&c hAoiS tooo ''o - 'no paoAins " 'ho
onc'pouhu anu swo'pouhu poHeS II ntte par
titohS Oh BUN "hae paper I prosiuea sepa'
Faeeiy' anu INC siriS' aiter packins Inc ootto"
layers, arc ehcouraReu 10 oes'sn inc Top layer
accoroihg 10 tneir OWL ioeas. ihoy can mako
!" IKE inc pattcrh IL lucy Wis., OF Ihey can
vary IT, "e nave sometimes onered prizes LOT
the best arrangement or the most original for
O five or ten pound box, and even those packers
who ala mot win seemed N tale more Interest
"ho uiu y ~ seeinoa W taAe more ih'eresI
In their work afterward. The day has gone
by when candy. no matter how well made, can
ma a narhet soleiy on its merits. ~ must 90
put up in attractive form. and. If possible. must
outrival all competitors in this regard,
"As rsuards the making there "a mo hus,res.
ioS"fuo tno "eA'hs' 'hole &c ho BUSINESS
30 jealous OF its secrets and so careful that
other manufacturers or their employces shall
No, ccf ,v;nd ~ Tho nsr,,or1ar nraoossos nsod
IN y >. ".nu Vi 'no aitioui Processes usou'
Tho maker OF fine pastry and rare cakes Is Sc
cret in his methods also, but tho candy bust.
n.sa IN N. birhor orodo. hos ro,vn a. No.
hoSS ~ Il nisher sraues mas GROWN 30 enor-
mously, and there are 30 many ways OF produc-
ing results that seem identical. but that lust
miss the highest nojnt NJ attoinment TINT n
ini'' .no h'snes' po'nt Vi attainment tnas
man has to be on his guard. We never
employ a workman who has work cd In another
candy factory oron IN a =, rnInnorta, nos,,;on
CANDY factory. even IN an uhimportaht posltion'
if We cnn helm II His antacadanta and prav,oua