Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
FOR THE SCHOOL BOX FROM
HOME.

mothers of this great nation who
have boys and girls away at school or
college,? Then you know what a
great delight it gives the children to
receive from Mother" a box of home
cooked things to eat. from solid
meats, like turkey and chicken, to the
frothiest Of sweets.
Right here. good mother you will
find the paper bag very present
help. A plump chicken. small fine
turkey, Dag-roasted and we'll drained
and popped inside another bag. light
ly creased, packs well, can be eaten
without quaam, and makes mighty
fine cornerstone for the upbuilding of
proper box.
The box from home is the corner
stone of the seasons supreme school
or college spread" Wherefore, make
it one to honor alike your child and
your housewifery. Besides the turkey
or the chicken, or the brace of ducks,
or the nest of smaller birds safe in
their own gravy, put in cakes. pies,
tarts, tartlets, sundry small and
piquant meat turnovers, indeed, the
very choicest things amongst all those
heretofore set forth as suitabl. for
paper bag cooking. Make, too, in
quantity pricked biscuit-they will be
good much longer than the average
college boy or girl can keep them.
Here are few candy sugges tions
worth consideration even by "wo-
man" freshman-or sophomore.
Fondant, which is the basis of many
candies, is variously made; this is as
good way as any have found: To
each cup of sugar allow drop Of
acetic acid and one-third cup of cold
water Cook in a very clean brass or
enamel kettle, stirring constantly
until it begins to boil Wipe Of any
| dry sugar from the sides of the Fettle,
add the acid, cover the kettle and
cook without further stirring at Tentle
heat until the syrup, dropped IT. cold
water, forms soft ball. Pour out
| then in fiattish dish, wet will very
cold water. When COOL not cold.
work with paddle back and forth
until white and creamy, then put in
something deep, cover with a clean
damp cloth, and set away to ripen.
! This formula is adapted from obser-
| yation in a famous candy factory,
where huge tubs of fondant stood
month after month until the trained
sense of the heads said 1t was Just
right for USE When ready to use.
cat out a good lump, put in an earthen
vessel and liquefy over boiling water.
Then favor and color to taste, and
either iiMi tt-hlanched nuts. dates.
| figs or crystallized fruit or small
rounds of hard fondant After the
| first dipping, set them upon wire
rack over bowl to drain and harden.
Dip second time if you want the
candies very superior. II there is not
time for this, roll while still soft in
| powdered sugar and set on waxed pa
per to dry and harden.
Fondant thus liquid, colored pink,
green or yellow, favored with mint
and dropped from spoon-tip upon
waxed paper, makes delectable mint
cream. Any other flavor can be used
| instead Of mint. With orange or lemon
flavor, after dropping the creams.
sprinkle while still soft with finely
ground nuts, or stick tiny bit Of
| cocoanut in the center Cocoanut cut
| to shape and cream nuts, shelled
| whole, make fine candies If they are
| first covered with stiff fondant and
| then dipped in the melted stuff, which
has been made rich with chocolate.
Here, as elsewhere, put in very
little brandy with the chocolate, az q
means of accenting its flavor.
Fruit squares are good To make
them, take equal quantities of seeded
raisins, well chopped dates cut small.
| figs steamed and cut up fine, shred.
ded citron. shredded candied peel.
shredded fresh cocoanut and shred
ded blanched almonds. Stir all well
! together and spread without packing
evenly over a we'll buttered fiat dish
Pour upon the mixture boiling hot
| taffy made by boiling until it crackles
| in the teeth, two cups sugar, with
one-half cup vinegar and water mixed
and one tablespoonful Of butter. Let
stand till the surface hardens slight
| ly, then with a well-greased knife
| mark In squares. Break apart when
cold and wrap in waxed paper. Pack
the wrapped squares inside paper
bag.
Lastly, be sure that almost the big
gest cake bagged for the box is q
Lady Mcmillan, which to my mind
quite discounts Lady Baltimore. Take
for it three and half cups sifted
| -four, two cups sifted sugar, one cup
blackberry jam, one cup sweet milk
two-thirds cup cleamed butter, five
whole eggs or. yolks Of twelve, two
teaspoons baking powder, one tea
spoon cinnamon, one teaspoon mixed
cloves and allspice Cream butter
with part of sugar, add yolks keaten
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