Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-10
ing" ALICE NJ. LATfMER. South Coventry. Conn.
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Editor Social Corner: I have enjoyed and been helped so much by the letters in the Social Corner that I have been tenn pted 10 put in an item Of my own. have three boys who are very fond Of candy. This is how I make IL for them: One cup of molasses boiled until nearly brittle, then add one-half tea spoon Of soda, one small teaspoon Of butter, 2 tiny pinch of salt and q. few drops Of vanilla. Let it boil up thick, or until 1t britties, which can be tested by dropping B little into cold water. If 1t is brittle, remove from the fire and stir m a cup of hroken-up walnut meats; shs sbarhs are best; and spread on a plate or pie tin. well bJttered, and cool quickly. It can then be easily broken into bits. I sometimes use pea, nuts or puffed rice. but we like walnut meats best. This is known in our family as Sunday afternoon candy. This is what make for them at ] Christmas: Coufectionera' sugar, made smooth and fine as possible by rolling, ! wet with milk, adding pfnch Of salt and d few drops Of vanilla Put a gen. ] erous supply of sugar on the molding- | board, roll about a quarter Inch thick. ! cut out with anything small, from a l thimble to a matted milk bottle cov- ' CT Then comes the fun. I take melt 1 cd sweet chocolate and a tOofhplck and make little grotesque faces on some of | them, while some I make in layers | with minced citron, dates and walnut ! meats betw ween. I always reserve some ! of the dough to roll about as large aa | pipe stem; roll in shredded cocoanut | and make into little figures with legs, arms, ebc.. using chocolate for the eyes nose and mouth
 1 My boys seldom spend money for candy. They think mothers candy is l good enough, and I know it is whole | some and Harmless Here is still an- other simple candy recipe which chil- ! dren can make themselves:
 Take a sheet of medium sized | heavy pad paper. fold about three | quarters of an inch from the edge all 1 around, pin the corners like box covers | spread granulated sugar evenly over ! the bottom, nearly a quarter of an finch thick. sprinkle water over until the sugar is moistened, place on top o' i stove, turn. and keep turning the pa 1 per until the moisture is all absorbed l and the sugar is like glass. It Is de l licious and a child soon learns how tc l manage it.
 Now, if this letter is not too long, ] would like to tell some mother of three ] boys who does not know what to dc 1 with them on Sunday afternoons how ! we manage in our home. After Sun l day school is over we have dinner as quickly as possible. The boys set the l table, and perhaps help in the dinner
 getting. My boys know how to pee
 
 to have something a little extra gooC on that day; and our meal Is ver1
 social one. After 1t is over the boy: l help in the clearing away, and by
 o'clock we are ready for what Is tC
 us the pleasantest afternoon of tn' 1 week. For half an hour they play any.
 thing they like, providing it is not tot
 noisy Then comes the storytelling | The eldest boy tells a Bible story, tn:
 subject Of which had been given hin
 the Sunday before and which he ha.
 read up during the week. and we al
 talk about it. For that particular aft
 ernoon we call the boy by the name O
 the one he is telling the story about
 If he has been telling about Joseph. WI
 call him Joseph The boys enjoy rhf-
 immensely. I know down in my hear
 my boys are learning in this way man
 precious truths wh4ch they will neve
 forget I sometimes tell them a story
 emitting names, and let them make i
 g guessing game. After this comes th l candy mak king, which usually findshe
 up the afternoon.
 l To be sure my time has been al | taken, but my precious boys have no
 been on the street or in places wher
 I would not want them to be. The
 have been happy and contented in thei
 own home. l feel that it is wise for m
 to give up my time to them now
 Later on, when they have grown. to b
 men. I shall have plenty Of time |
 rest.
 | Norwich Dec ? 19IN ANNA