The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

experienced enae can detcct only sllFht differ.
snce between .best,. next best" and ''mo
GAPING, and also 70 keep ont the dust. There
ranged on one sido OF the room.
I'VE start our fres in the morning with those"
saSs inc > ,i torepm mar. taking Taking up 2 handfnl; They hoy
give out a pleasant odor when burning. Tho
nuts used IN our factory are. nearly ali cracked
sure on se 9diiSip sSe ny out OUT % USS nap Sf course so as z So II.
day times, maybe, whom there's a rush Of orders,
cracked. Those tubes carry the ground choco-
a dass aSwn tG ,d The sb next soi floor al and a. from crnt tnsrS IL nn 4
trosted IN various RI , swa SEnSrS 10 % 'rO"moa anu
"Doltell me preciselytwhat,nougat Is made or
is asked In tho cooking room, whore FURNISHED
workmen In white pinefores and paper caps
twist about tho big paddles SO as to prevent
"INougat 10 made Of honey, the whites of eggs.
and aN sSEGIs" e s.. .hS reply, ,.. ur.,u ,,,. -.
c%ulisTiy delicious %iiavori' Sf''''' 'n"' po
the making" says the manager. mysteriously.
long ana Sp tedious fovS PROCESS @wSs s'H TRa soi Il nour az cool 70 :
ing. on the slab under that thick white paper.
In is treatment"
There arc acres Of marble tables in this room
great gilded rolling pins for smoothing out tho
material for carnmels and other connections.
mako and contriyenco hang ready at hand,
Near by in an adjoining compartment is what
there all tho mouIds arc cast and the crude
1elics and sweetmeats. take on definite form.
II is q yeritable cloudroom, OF white. and in
the drifting mist the mems forms move noise
lessly. Their heads arc powdered with corn.
starch, their mustaches are whitened with, 1t,
settled even on their shoes.
Several men MI shallow wooden trays with
as thew arc RmOOthCd off on the f0D. fhov arc
sheets the size of the top OF the tray, pressed
to the indentation, and tho oval or circular or
anchor mark is fixed ut rcgr lar intervals in tho
along now-there are no girls in this depart
ment,,and drains a bright.colored jolly into the
tass, Us a spS fLl ie f the s s%ndy IS lef se To- ha A ! 4 sh ssr,
clear and clean from the flour, requiring only a
troops Of fresh. faced girls arc at work, copper
tated by machinery. Bushels of white coated
almonds spin around in one vet; pink pepper
These %rotators do a lot of work for us" OK.
plains the superintendent. put the al
monds in and gradually coat them over evenly
hot air. Later we turn on cold air and the rapid
motion fans them into GOODNESS and hardens
glitter like crystal. Ten, years ago ali OF this
KIND OF work, the coating and manipulating of
thcm TO harden. was done by hand and not done
nearly as well in three times the length of time
All the DEPARTMENTS of the factory are inter.
esting. Even the room where the making of
taffy and OF plain block candy is carried on,
whore tho yards of yellow sweetness are pulled
out and slapped back and forth in the %crisping
process and then laid lenRthwise on a slab, to
no Clipped into blocks by a pink-faced German
holding n huge pair of shears. Evenly, regu-
larly. he measures off the portions and clips the
sticky massi in twowlth as much case as though he
were shipping threads or cutting paper. Further
on at long rows Of tables deft girl Fingers are plac-
ing delicate tidbits in enamelled paper and fold.
holders that look like lace. Others take these In
dividual pieces and range them in tho boxes
filed underneath the tables ready for use.
Precision, accuracy, and scrupulous n~eatness.
These are the watchwords Of the candy factory.
"a kettle full cooked a minimum of n second
too long is spoiled for use" said the manager. and
''if the mixer gets his portion a trifle too thick
or too thin 1t is out Of the question for frst-
grade stuff. If a pistachio nut or an ALMOND Is
dipped q mite too decpi in croam twill spoil the ap-
pearance of the lot, and II the girl who arranges
the layers in the boxes gets them a little askow
the value Of the box is lowered. We preach ex.
actness and care from morning until night. and
I believe tho young girls and boys who work here
are likely to make careful. intelligent workmen
learn the value of time and the Importance Of be-
ing careful in q marked degree"