Arizona republican., 1920-12-21
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 0. How is fondant made for Christ mas candies? C. R. C.
 A. Take 2 cups sugar, 1 cup water. 1s teaspoon cream of tartar Stir over heat until sugar is melted. Cover and boil several minutes. Remove cover and boil to IA degrees c. or 23s de- grees F. This is the soft ball stage. The sirup should form a fairly firm ball in cold water, but flatten and soft en between the fingers if removed from water Remover from fire, cool. beat with spoon to a creamy mass. Knead and mold with hands. While boiling do not stir but wash down sides of pans with a piece of wet cheese cloth wrapped around a small tick, to keep crystals from forming above sirup line. This fondant will keep for some time in covered bowl or glass jar.
 o. In speaking of a suit of furniture how is the word pronoanced3 Y. S. M.
 A. The form suit is practically obsolete, the word suite" being used and pronounced as if spelled sweet" "Suit' is still used in speaking of the four suits of playing cards.
 0. What will remove old varnish from a hardwood floor? E. H.
 A. Detergents for removing varnish and paints are gasoline. benzine, ether, ehloroform and turpentine.
 c. How many cubic inches are there in a bushel of grain, legal measure? c. s.
 A. The question of cubica1 content does not enter into the legality of a bushel of grain. The law regulates the weight of a bushel of grain rather than the cubical content. The legal weight varies in different states
 o. Who traced out the 12 signs of the Zodiac? w. J. R.<
 A. The idea of dividing the Zodiac into 12 signs seems to have originated with the Chaldean astronomers about 21O0 B. C., but there is no positivs rec ord of this.
 c. When was the word brainstorm first used? H. H. N. A This term was first employed at the secand trial of Harry K. Thaw in 1908, and was used to indicate sudden, impulsive insanity.
 0. Who are privileged to exact tolls? E. N.
 A. The right to exact tolls is almost entirely created by statute. and gen. erally granted only to persons who maintain slime public convenience, as ferry. bridge, or turnpike.
 0. What is meant by silent part ner"? D. U. V.
 A This name is applied to one who furnishes capital but whose name does not appear in firm.
 |. Si a. '. %hsFs is the City 'f -oh"FsH''' A, This name is popularly given to the fcity of Brooklyn, New York. from the unusually large number of churches located there.
 0. Do you know of any way to peel onions without making the eyes water2 p. A. N.
 A. Peel the onion in a pan filled with water. taking care to hold the onion below the surface of the water, or turn on the cold water tap and hold the onion in the stream while peeling O. Was the name "cslifornis" first applied to Lower California? o. R.
 A. The name was originally applied to Lowe California, which was visited by the Spanish as early as 1533. Later the name was extended to the whole western coast of North America to the 42nd degree of latitude, and the dis tinction of Upper and Lower California was introduced.