Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-01
PATRIOTIC CANDIES
The Food Administration Tells Us just How Far
We May Go in Satisfying Our Sweet Tooth.

honey. Add teacup of sweet cream.
a dessert spoon of cold water. and stir
ALI together thoroughly Lot stand Tor
one hour. Then cook over a moderate
Ire. stirring Rentle until II t.0
enough 20 pull. This means that II
should be If Tho soft bali stage Then
pour into bGttered tins. cool. pun until
light, and form into convenient shape
The candy may be pulled into Iong
strands and cut with scissors.
Mosssss Popcorn Balls NJ n
Eether one aup y Wow orleans mo-
lasseS hair lD ~ water ard + eun
n igtt brova sugar pnn
hard ball stage tlat + uu.g Fl
dropped ~ cold water forms ,ar7
mass. Add Two tablespoons n butter
and boil 70 the crack until : bit
dropped in cold water .rackles ar1
Immediately becomes brittle add ua'r
2 teaspoon ~ soda and pour over
freshly popped corn n . large howl
stir well Dip fho hands into var~
cold water and form into 9alls ~ a-r
desired sizc
NoUgst TIE following nouzat :.
made with -ola'iro ~. e,,j~ .sff
spoons ~ gra1ulated yelatire stand 'a
cup - cold water FOR I've nfnutes
then AID saroou ~ corn SYRUP M
lp ~ sugar Place over ne ar,
and stir ronstantlp lntii has hoila1
for eight minutes seaf tic white -
an egg and 7'ovlt pour fne ho' r0uea
syrup over fhs white eating constant
IS. as vou would boiled icirg Then
add 3epoon 70 a'rrnd extract ?
tiird ~ cap ~ Iancbed almonds
and tair] - cup each n candied
cherries and ehopp"I aistacldo mute
Mix together thir5 20 tablespoon
zach ~ annfeotioner- sugar and corn
starch 4na -nrirE'e bread nar
Pour the miyfgre .a and when i -
I'm cut il into bars III Nrap i .n
taxed paper
Msrsh-silo~s. ~oeN esa ounces -.
granulated c4latina BALI .4p or
water for one hour BOIL Two cups n
sugar half cup II water ana a quar-
ter ~ q teaspoon ~ craam tartar until
il spins a thread Pour he softened
-elatine on a platter ana slowly pour
he syrup over IL. beating all the time
You should beat it for % Or 81 min
utes You NAV add while beating
teaspoon of vanilla il desired Pour
the mixture into = well-greased cake
tin and IT stand lnt.l Solid
1ut on i board. sprinkle with powd
cred sugar and cut into squares. Roll
each square in powdered sugar and
keep IN 4 closed box. preferably OF tin
You NAV make MANY variations with
marshma ilows as a foundation. Thev
may be dipped in chocolate: they NAV
be cut in half and formed into sand
wichas. with a iayor Of Jelly very
,hinlv spread or some rich iam be-
tween the TWO pieces or you may take
out the center III q marshmalIow. place
a bit OF preserved fruit ur nut meat 10
the cavity and dip .a .hocoiate.
TuruNish Paste. soaA .ae eoutents
Of one box II -r4uuiated gelatuc n
tvo-yhirds of a cup of orange juice Tor
fifteen minutes. Then heat II a doubie
boiler lHul Ill Tie -elaune Is melted
Remove trnm ,ae ire aud aud the
juice III i lemon. half cup ot pre-
served pears cut IN hits. haif cup 0f
candied ginger ana candied lemon pee
mixed. pour into Il pan busted with
4 mizturs ~ corn starch and powdered
sugar LEI stand unts c0oi ana then
cut .n eaoes.
Mint Jelly 5onbons. cut six medium
sized cooNins apples ia quarters ami
eook in two cups Of water till soft
Strain ,hem through 10TH Ther.
should be one e4p ol Juice. Boil this
ten mir = and then add three-quarr-
ers Of - cup OF sugar Boil i've min
aJes and then add ,No tablespoons of
gelatine that has been soaked IN four
tablespoons 81 cold water til soft.
Stir until Tie gelatne IS dissolved. re-
move from The 6re and add A few
drops &c oil Of ,epperminl and a little
green coiorlns matter Harmless
colorinS matters for candy may be
bought. or YOU may Use little spinach
water The fresh leaves of spinach
shodlj be used for this. and a very
little boiling water should be poured
ou them and The Juice should be
squeezed out and strained hfou-h I
piece OF eauze.) Pour tine candy mix
ture ia 4 bread San and when il Is
cool cut il i'm squares These mint
houbonS mas bg dipped IN ehocola.s
il desired.
ELsoW SLEEVES.