The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-11
ISLAND HONEY FOR
PATRIOTIC CANDY, !
SAY THE WOMEN

It Saves Sugar For Our Allies
and Carries Out the Slogan
use Home Products"
Island honey is now in the market,
and the suggestion is made by The
women Of the subcommittee that Il
might be used in the making Of can
dies at home. This homemade candy
can be Used to take the place Of the i'm
ported Variety thus fulfilling a double
patriotic duty by using home products
and cutting down on sugar.
A generous. hearted Frenchman once
came 10 the aid Of the American colo.
MES so effectively that at yorktown
the French soldiers outnumbered the
Americans. Today the land of Lafa.
yette Is asking of America 100000 tons
of sugar to relieve her distress. We
can but share our abundance with our
Allies Of yesterday and today.
Americans consume sugar ut the rate
Of nearly eight pounds per month per
person, The French have been on an al
lowance Of Tess than two pounds n
month and must soon 90 without alto.
gether, If we do not help.
/ $40 - ~
This offering may be made without
sacrifice, for there are plenty Of sweet,
for US other than the cane and beet
sugar that the Allies must have. In
fact, We can eat all the candies we
want with a clear conscience IL we eat
candies made from honey, maple SUI
gar, molasses, popcorn, pulled rice,
fruits, nuts, raisins and chocolates.
These are called war candies, and a
number OF recipes for their manufac-
ture have been handed in by the won.
ems committee which are printed here
Tor the use OF patriotic candy makers.
some recipes for cookies have been in
cluded.
Piperis Paste .E#
y 10 dried peaches or aprieots
10 prunes or figs 7
y 10 raisins q"
n figs or1prunes -
to E. honey - ..s..... .4tt
c. chopped nut meats = 81 3
Put fruit through meat grinder, mix
and knead with honey and nuts. Pack
on creased pan, cut In squares and roll
In cornstarch OF sugar. .@
Cocoa Fruit BARS n.s.
c. karo syrup or half honey -.
tsp, vanilla or cinnamon
" lb cocoa .,<... ... -
y ID chopped blanched almonds a.
2 lbs figs ...,.... 81. -
Cook honey and chocolate to hard
ball Gao Fahr.). Add other ingre.
dients, spread on CREASED tin, cut in
bars and roll IN eornstarch. .:.,...
Potato Honey Candy .,... L..
3 ms figs -.
i. "a IDS peaches 3.
- 10 appcots
c. mashed potatoes ...
q. 3 c. nut meats, chopped u
6. honey e. taa, %".... q.
Put truit through the meat GRINDER
odd mashed potato to honey, then add
fruit and nuts. Mix well, pack on
creased tins. When cold cut in bars
and roll in cornstarch or graduated
sugar. 49,.
Honey Brittle .."
p IL c. Karo syrup or half honey IA
10 peanuts ...' .,.@. g.
Cook honey to crack test, (26O'
Fahr.). Grease pan, cover the bottom
with chopped peanuts and pour the
syrup over them. Mark before the
candy is quite cold. Instead OF pea
nuts use other nuts, coeoanut. figs, or =
ISe S.o x Ou"N0 ~ S"""0i"'''
Pulled Rice Bars
70 c. karo syrup or half honey
- Pkg. puned rice Cdry and erisp)
Boil honey to hard bail test. Stir in
rice, press on creased pan and cut into
bars while warm, or with creased hands
roll into balls. Popcorn may be usei
instead OF nee.
Bran Drop Cookies
tbsp. fat
c. honey =
eggs ,..
tsp. soda q
tsp: powdered aniseed
G: Hour -
G: bran
Rub together the fat an honey add
egg, .unbeaten and beat mixture well.
Combine all ingredients, drop from tea
spoon onto buttered pan and bake IN