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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
Candy Recipes

Y LMOST all boys and girls like to
~ make candy. especially around
holiday time, and although many of
You have had some experience in the
art and have long ago mastered the
recipes here given there are always
beginners who would like to know lust
all candies to make is butter scotch,
and it is one of the best, too. Here is
a recipe for it:
Half a cupful of New Orleans mo-
lasses, half cupful of butter. one
cupful of powdered sugar and pinch
or soda. Boil this mixture until it is
crisp. You can tell when this point
is reached by dropping a little in
cold water. If it gets crisp quickly
then it is done. Pour it out in thin
sheets in pie pans or other tin pans
and leave it TO cool. The pans should
be well creased before the candy is
poured in. If possible it is nice to
set it out in the snow to cool.
Chocolate fudge is so well known
that most young people have tried it,
but there may be boys and girls who
have not yet learned to make it. and
it is SO delicious there should be no
one in that class. Fudge can not be
made of sweetened chocolate because
it does not melt properly The ingred-
tents necessary are two squares of
unsweetened chocolate. one cupful half
cream and half milk and two and
half cupfuls of granu1ated sugar First
serape the chocolate and mix it with
the sugar add the milk and cream and
stir thoroughly; then place over the
fire; add a heaping teaspoonful of but
ter and boil hard for FIVE minutes It
is necessary to stir the mixture all the
time it is cooking. Then take it from
the fire and beat hard until it is cool
enough to hold its shape. Pour it on
a tin plate which has been buttered and
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cut into squares 1t should be about
three-quarters of an inch in depth.
Fudge is really better without any
fiavoring. but if YOU prefer some you
powdered cinnamon or vanilla.
Peanut candy is delicious and not
hard TO make Here is a good recipe:
Have ready one -cupful of peanuts,
shelled and chopped Be sure you are
rid of all the brown skins. Put one
cupful of white sugar in a hot iron
frying pan and stir until it is dis
solved Add the peanuts and turn i'm
mediately on to a buttered tin As it
cools cut into squares.
Butter tany is another fine home
made candy Put into granite
saucepan a eupful and a half of light
brown sugar, three tablespoonfuls of
molasses, a tablespoonful and a half
each of hot water and vinegar and a
pinch of salt. Cook until brittle when
dropped in cold water. Add three
tablespoonfels of butter, cook a mo-
ment, add teaspoonful of vanilla and
pour in a shallow buttered pan. When
cool mark into squares.
Chocolate Aimonds-Blanch the al
mond meats by pouring boiling water
over them and letting them stand a
few moments Turn the hot water
off and cover with cold. when the skin
thumb and ,forehnger. Break some
sweet chocolate into small pieces, put
into a dish and set in a larger pan of
hot water. When the chocolate is
melted put a blanehed nut meat on
the point of a skewer or darning nee
die or use candy dipper. and dip into
the melted chocolate. Then lay on
oiled paper to cool When the choco-
late coating becomes set dip a second
time Flavor the melted chocolate
with vanilla if desired.
Mexican kisses-Put into a saucepan
two cups brown sugar and a half cup
of milk and cook gently until a little
dropped iE cold water viii ball if
rubbed between the fingers. 1t Will
take 10 minutes or a little less to
reach this stage. Stir constantly
while boiling, as it -scorches easily
Add a heaping teaspoonful of butter
and as soon as melted remove from
the fire and beat steadily until the
mixture looks creamy and slightly
granulated. Stir in at once a pound of
English walnuts broken (not chopped
into bits). Beat hard and turn into
buttered tins.
Peppermints--Put half a cup of
water and a cup and a half of sugar
into the pan and stir constantly until
the sugar is dissolved. Cook 10 min
utes. Beat until the mixture begins
to thicken. then add six drops of oil
of peppermint. Drop from the tip of
the spoon on buttered paper and set
away to cool and harden. If the mix
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ture gets too stif to drop add few
drops of water
Nut Caramels-Put into a saucepan
quarter of a pound of grated, unsweet-
ened chocolate. four ounces of butter,
one pound of brown sugar half cup
ful of molasses, the same amount of
cream and half a teaspOOnful of va
nilia Cook until a little dropped in
cold water is brittle, then add a pound
of nuts chopped fine
This recipe is more difficult tnan the
others and should not be attempted
except by those who have had some
experience in candy making or cook
ing. 1t is for home made cream candy:
Put into an agate or porcelain lined
saucepan four, cupfuls of granulated
sugar. one eupfuI of thick cream and
two cupfuls of water. Stir until the
sugar is dissolved add a teaspoOnful
Of butter and half saltspoOnful of
soda and cook without stirring 20 min
utes or half an hour. until il is crisp,
when you try IT by dropping it into
cold water. Flavor lightly with va
nilla, wintergreen or SaSsafras. Pour
into buttered plates and cool quickly.
As soon as cool enough to handle take
up and pull rapidly and evenly until
the mass feels smooth and velvety to
the touch. It should be beautifully
white. Draw into fiat sticks. cut OF
with the shears into sticks or kiss
shaped drops, then lay away on but
tered paper in alright boxes. 1t can
be used soon after making, but it is
better if kept away from the air sew
eral days before using. If you wish
to color the wintergreen candy pink
put in few drops of cochineal syrup
at the time you add the fiavoring.
Candy CurI-BOil some sugar until
it reaches a hard crack and assumes
yellow tinge. Pour on an oiled marble
table and when partly cold gather to-
gether with a knife and divide into
portions. Roll into lengths. fiatten
slightly and twist around an oiled stick
half an inch in diameter to give the
shape of a cOTkscrew. Flavor with
orange or lemon while cooking.
Jujubes-Dissolve one pound Of gum
arabic in q pint and a half of water.
Strain and add one pound of sugar.
Stir over a moderate fire and cook until
the mixture toughens when dropped
into cold water 1t should be of thick
consistency. Flavor as desired. Then
turn while still warm, though partly
cooled, into shallow tin pans we'll eiled
stand in d warm place to dry. When
sufficiently dry TO be elastic take from
the heat and stand in a cool place.
When cold turn from the pan and with
a pair of old scissors cut first into
strips and then into blocks. If icorice
iujubes are desired soak two ounces
of best Spanish licorice in a gin of
hot water and add the syrup when the
bubbles begin to tougher.
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simple gift which-a girl may make
for Christmas is a llatpin holder The
materials necessary are a bottle which
should have round bowl and a long.
straight neck; some covering material
and ribbon about an inch wide. The
material for covering the bottle may be
lowered paper, silk, or whatever you
desire. The mper is easier to handle
than anything else
First cover the bowl of the bottle
with layer of cotton wadding. This
must be put on very smoothly. so as
to be quite even all around. The cot
ton can be fastened around the top by
being drawn in and tied. The fowered
paper is put over this and drawn
up around the neck of the bottle where
it is tied in with a cord. To make the
bottle set steadily circular cardboard
is pasted to the bottom of the bottle
The neck is then covered with paper
Several thiclInesses of plain paper may
be used first and then the lowered
paper for the outer covering This is
pasted neatly at one side. The ribbon
may be twisted in a cord and tied
around the top of the bottle with bow
at one side, or the plain crepe paper
may be twisted into a cord and fas-
tened around the top edge. Where the
neck and bowl Of the bottle join there
can be double ruche of paper to cover
the joining or a twist of ribbon and a
bow.
If instead of paper some other ma
terial is preferred to cover the bottle
it must be sewed on. Wherever there
are edges they are neatly overhanded
This year moire paper is very fash
ionable for frames. boxes. etc. and is
decorated with little French engrav-
ings, which are framed with gold braid
or chenille. An attractive gift, which
either a boy or a girl may make, is a
handkerchief box, covered with moire
paper. It is necessary, to have long
box. not too deep or wide The sides
are first taken off the lid, so that only
the top is left. Then this is hinged to
the back of the box with two strips of
tape one inside and one outside the
box. These are pasted on with good
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THE winners in the snapshot contest
today are Miss Alice Ogden of Coal
inga, for the picture of the young house
keepers, entitled Wash Day; Miss
Selma Berndt of 1888 Geary street, San
francisco, for christmas Morning"
and Clarence Jackson of 415 J street,
san Francisco, for Dinner Time
Each one of these pictures faithfully
illustrates a phase of commonplace,
everyday life. and yet each one is
beautiful and interesting. On Christ
mas morning there will be hundreds of
splendid pictures just waiting for a
camera to snap them. Perhaps it has
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homely subject as washing would
make an Interesting or an attractive
picture, and perhaps you have watched
a thousand dinner times" without see
ing the beauty surrounding such a
prosaic event.
1t is wirh pictures as with stories,
the best aid the most interesting are
found right at hand among the COM
monplace occurrences of everyday life
People, ard young people especially.
should cultivate the habit OF hunting
for the interest and beauty that is
everywhere about in daily life. Those
who do this will not have to travel
very far for pleasure. happiness or
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r He following is a letter from
suggestions as to Christmas pres
Burlingame. Cal. Nov. %. 1909.

Burlingame. Cal, Nov 2S. 1909
Editor Junior Call-Dear Sir; AS
Christmas is coming I wish to ask you
TO publish something in The Junior
Call Would you please give some sug-
gestions as TO making things to hang
on the Christmas tree? / mean some
thing that we can make ourselves.
Also give some suggestions rega riding
to buying presents for brothers. sisters
and parents. Thanking you for the
kindness, / remain. yours truly.
RENE HELD
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success, for they will find all these
things in their homes and in their
work.
The snapshot contest will be contin-
ned, and three of the famous Junior
Call watches will be awarded as prizes
for the three pictures selected by the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-30

Henry Wits, aged twelve years, son of
Mrs. William Wits, was accidentally shot
in the eye Tuesday with an air gun in
the hands of Harold Hartwig, the boy
who lost his foot few weeks ago by
having it crushed under roller on
Franklin street when the Reedsville
house was being moved. He had been
home from the hospital only II few days.
The Wits boy was on his way to school
with some other boys and they stopped
in the yard to have a chat with
young Hartwig In some manner the
air gun was discharged the bullet strik.
ing the Wits boy in the eye. He was
Immediately taken to the Office of DR..
Barnstein and upon examination it was
found that the injury was of Il serious
nature. 1t is feared that the boy will
lose the sight of his eye. He is grand
son of Henry Wits, who until recently
was president of the Aluminium Com
pany.
Larer-The boy was taken to Milwau.
kee Wednesday afternoon to be treated
by Dr. Black. The eye is seriously in
iured
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-30
BOY SHOT IN The ARM.

Last Saturday afternoon Howard
Whitney, aged IA years. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ackley Whitney of this city, was
accidentally shot in the left arm while
with party of boys who were hunting
ducks on the Little Manitowoc river.
The Whitney boy and his brother were
out in the woods and on seeing three
other boys, Orrin Hanson, William Phair
and Howard Thurtell, in boat on the
river, went down to the river bank and
got on the boat. The boys rowed across
the river to the opposite bank and rs
they were getting out Of the boat the
Hanson boy took hold Of the muzzle of
a shot gun and as he raised it up the
trigger caught in the seat and the gun
was discharged, the load striking the
Whitney boy in the elbow. The boys
were appalled, by the terrible accident
and in their dismay carried the boy to
the road, where they met Chas. Hough.
ton with his rig, who brought the boy
to his home on North 4th street Dr.
Roberts and DR.. Meaney We're immedi-
ately called and on examination found
it necessary to amputate the arm At the
elbow The boy is getting along we'll
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-30

Tuesday, Sept. 2S, occurred the we'd
ding of Miss Hattie Wegner of Eaton,
only daughter of Mrs. Paul Wegner,
and Mr.. Robert Reichard of Milwaukee.
II was celebrated in the evening at 3 o.
clock at st. Peter and paul's Lutheran
church at Eaton, Rev. VIM. Schlei, pas
tor, reading the service.
The bride was gowned in ivory silk
down, trimmed with point applique.
She wore tulIe veil caught up with
cream bridal roses and carried bou-
quet of the same.
Miss Minnie Wegner of Collins, a cou-
sin of the bride attended as maid of
honor while Albert Reichard served the
groom as best man. The attending
couples were Miss Ida Iutz of Collins,
Miss Anna Raeseler of Nalders, Carl
Iutz of st. Nazianz and oscar II. Olm
of llayton.
The maid of honor wore hand en-
brodored gown of fine linen, while the
bridesmaids were gowned alike in white
French lawn.
Following the ceremony n wedding
supper was served to relatives and in
innate friends of both parties, AT the
home of the brides mother. The bride
is "A popular and accomplished young
lady who has won the love and lasting
friendship of her many friends, and all
join in wishing her much happiness in
her marriage.
The groom holds responsible posi-
ton with Il leading Milwaukee firm,
and, during the few visits To his bride 5
home, has made many friends.
They will leave for Milwaukee Fri
day, where they will make their future
home.
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TO MAKE HOME IN WEST.

Returning from the West few days
ago after spending their honeymoon in
Wyoming, Albert LaCosse and his bride
nee Elizabeth Nelson, departs Wednes
day on return to that section, plan.
ming to establish a permanent home at
Casper or Lander, Wyoming, where Mr.
LaCosse will engage in railroading.
Mr.. LaCosse who has held position as
brakeman on the Green Bay extension
out of this city, will be attached to a
division in charge of former Assistant
Division Supt. Cantillion of the Ashland
division in this state and will have q
run between Casper and Lander. The
chances for advancement in the West
are considered far better than in this
section and this prompts Mr.. LaCosse to
decide upon the move. A large circle
of friends of the young couple will
regret their departure from this city
-Manitowoc Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-30
NJ AIRS.

We are now approaching the time
when the heavens are beginning to be
unusually interesting The summer
consultations rs rule are not so bril-
liant as those of winter.
Every one must have noticed the
bright evening star in the east. This is
Mars the planet we hear many talk a.
bout. This is the planet which may be
inhabited rs the conditions are such that
life (as we know it, is possible AT this
time it is very brilliant, and il nearer the
earth than it will he again for fifteen
years. The distance is only about 80,
600, 900 miles.
Mars, we remember, is our next doov
nei ghbor Its orbit is Just outside of
ours. Venus and Mercury have the in
side tracks Mars is much smaller than
the earth, its diameter being only 43OC
miles. Figuring out the volume of the
planet we find that it is only oneseyenth
that of the earth. AS the weight of q
body depends upon the attraction plan
ct has for that body and ID the attrac
ton depends upon the mass of the plan
ct it follows that we would weigh much
less if we should live on Mars. On the
other hand we should be able to JUMP
much higher then. A jump OF ten feet
would not be worth mentioning.
Mars and the Earth are both racing
around the sun on their respective track,
or orbits The Earth has the insd,
track, and makes the circuit in 800 days
while it takes Mars 6S7 days. We ar,
just passing Mars now, that is why it il
specially bright.
Draw two concentric circles, one hav
ing radius OF four, the other of 81,
inches. We will suppose that these cir
cles are the orbits Of the Earth and Mar
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-30
THE SMOKE-CAP TEST.

Test of the newly invented Aakerman
smoke. cap designed for use of firemen
in fires, proved to be a success Tues
day. The test was conducted at the
North Side fire station where booth
had been placed for the purpose. Three
dishes of sulphur were burned in the
booth making dense fumes and into this
the chief in company with Walter Rath-
sack who was secured as a volunteer to
demonstrate the apparatus, were placed.
Chief Kratz was equipped with an old
cap while Rathsack was given the new.
Kratz remained in the booth 3 minutes
and so seconds while Rathsack remain,
I'D in for 5 minutes and 2 seconds. Lat
or the chief donned the new cap and re-
NAMED in 6 minutes and seconds.
Mayor Groffman, several aldermen,
members of the fire and police commis-
sion and about 70 spectators were pres
ent at the test,
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respectively with the Sun az the center.
The four inch radius represents the 80.
000 600 miles from the Sun to the Earth,
and the six inch radius represents the
141, 600, 600 miles from the Sun to Mars.
You will now easily see that sometimes
we are quite close to Mars and at other
times we are far away. When Mars is
just outside of the Earth it is said to be
in oppoSHi0n The opposition this time
occurred Sept. "a.
Knowing the length of the years on
the planets it can be figured out when
these oppositions will occur. We are
passing Mars now. In a little over two
years from now we shall pass him again.
That is, we pass the planet every q
years While the Earth makes 81 revo-
lutions, Mars makes II.
These orbits, however, are not circul-
ar but elliptical. While the average
distance from the Earth to Mars in op.
position is As, 900, 900 miles this distance
varies according to the portion of the
track it happens to be on. At this pass
ing it happens to be the nearest and the
distance is only $4,000, 600 miles. In
fact the planet is so conspicuous that
we in our great touring car can almost
exchange greetings with the Martians
as we speed noiselessly by.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-30
WILL CURTAIL GAR SERVICE.

1t is rumored that the Manitowoc &
Northern Traction company has an
nounced that in a short time it will
change its time schedule on the interur.
ban line and run cars every hour instead
of every forty inmates as now, and that
the interurhan cars will run only tC
Buffalo street instead of running to the
depot rs at present, transferring its
passengers to the city cars at Buffalo
street. The company is within its fran
chise in changing 10 the hour schedule
but it is likely that the city will not be
satisfied with having the interurban cars
stop at Buffalo street. To man up @
tree it looks as if there is more trouble
ahead between the city and the Traction
company.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-30
GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATION.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Levenhagen of
this city celebrated their golden wedding
last Sunday at their home on South 10th
street. They were married at st. Louis
and came to Manitowoc in 1856 Five
children were born to them, four of
whom are living, being Herman Leven-
hagen and Mrs w. J. Schaefer of Mil
waukee, Henry of Alaska and August
of this city. All were present at the
celebration except Henry. A large
number of other relatives and friends
were also present. A sumptuous dinner
was served and, all in all. the affair was
a most enjoyable one. Mr.. Levenhagen
was engaged in the florist business here
for years. He retired a few years age
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MARRIED..

Miss Alta Mae Brannan of Boise and
Charles d. Lehmkuhl of this city, were
united III marriage at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Brannan, 1916 Ninth street, Boise, We'd
nesday, September s, 1909, Rev. Levet
te, of the Baptist church of that city of.
ticiating.
The wedding was quiet affair, only
the immediate relatives and friends of
the contracting parties being present.
The bride is native of the Gem
state, and has spent her entire life in
this state She has u large circle of
friends at Boise and also Richfield and
is held in high esteem by all who know
her.
Mr.. Lehmkuhl is native of Wiscon
sin, hut has spent the past seven years
in the west. For four years he held
the position of cashier for the Equitable
Life Insurance Co. at Boise and for the
past two years has successfully filled the
position of Assistant Secretary for the
Idaho Irrigation Co. and is held in high
esteem by large circle of friends.
The happy couple arrived in Richtield
on the noon train Thursday and will
leave next week for a visit with Mr..
Lehmkuhls parents at Manitowoc, Wis.
| They will visit several other eastern
| cities after which they will be at home
| to, their friends at the Richfield Hotel
The Recorder joins their many friends
in extending congratulations The
| Richtield Idaho Recorder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lehmkuhl were here
last week visiting Mr.. Lehmkuhls par
ents and other relatives and friends
They left Saturday on their return trip
to RichGeld and the best wishes of a
host of friends went with them Mr.
Lehmkuhl is native of this city. he
is a young man of push and energy and
has had splendid success in the west
His bride is charming young woman
and made many friends on her visit
here.
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DIED

Timothy Mccarthy, an old resident of
this county, was stricken with paralysis
last Friday forenoon at the Star Hotel
on North 10th street where he had been
staying for some years. He was remov,
ed to the hospital but continued to grow
worse and died Saturday night. He
was born in Lowell Massachusetts and
came to Manitowoc county in 1S49, set
tling in the town of Kossuth where he
resided up to ten years ago when he
came to this city and has since lived a
retired life. He was Is years of age and
was never married He is survived by
two brothers, Michael Mccarthy of De-
Pere and j. G. Mccarthy of this city.
The funeral was held Tuesday morning
from Sacred Heart church. Interment
was at Evergreen cemetery.