Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-20
WV not make our
own candy z

from thr way his pink nosr twlnkl-
I'd You could tell he was all excited
''vou knpw wc have always Gonc I"
The six ald eight cont store Jus' hr.
core Christmas II buy candy to pat
in thr rhildrcn : stockings OF hang
in bags II the Christmas tre';
haven't NC
"Of course W. have @r-.-.sred
his wife.
"Wcl,, no-4 rou have IN the house
a lot Of sugar, molas,rs aud honey
from the bees, went on Mr.. Long
.ars. "Apd what Is candy madr Fl
hut sugl~, molaeses and hon"N? =
why not uake eur own cand: -
"'OE. we neser could make
enough FOR All IL" children in tn
shorr tin" lett hcfor" Christmas,
objected Mrs. LorgoarS
''You aad and Nurs" j'n'
rouldn T., - admitted Uncle WiE
gily. "l.u; II W invited an th'
ar.mal boys and girls TO our bunga.
low and irt them lwlp oG- owN
torty.th.rt"en ittlr rabbits lor
however many We hay" now mix
up the sugar, moldsscI and honey
there would be- SO much Christmas
candy th"' there would h" enough
Cor all and som" left over. Hos
shout IT, my d"ar''
Mrs. l.ong'ars thought for a
womcn'. Then she said:
''Don I YOU think it will he sort
of-cr messy. All those children
mixing NJ sugar, molass"s aud
hon"y-,omt one is sure TO ct all
sticky an1 messy"
"Whal of il, my d"ar. All the
more fur," laughed ~" rabbit
gentleman. So, with q shake Of her
cars, his life gave in and said:
"All right! But don T blame M
if after j. i, all over YOU sit down
il a chair and can t get up again.
Why shouldn't be able TO get
up after sit in chair just be-
cause !nvc tho children in here
= make Christmas candy, ! ask
.ou'' Uncle Wigeily wanted 70
know. Why shouldn : l."
." Iou II see, - was ell his wife
would So:
Mons nSo!' cnucklcd Mr..
Longcars, go Il" borpcd out and in
fitcd ali the animal children hc
could ftrd TO como 10 his buuga-
low TO make Christmas candy. And
as There was no school, on account
of the Golidays, such a crowd of
animal boys and girls througcd TO
ihc hollow stump n"Xt day that YOU
could hardly count them, besides.
facrc was Baby Bunty and all the
little rabbits of Uncle Wiggily
Nurse jane shook her head and
wrapped ncr tail in waxcd parer 50
it wouldnt get all sticky.
"Somrlh'ng is going to happen, -
she sad more than once.
Then the candy making began.
such a merry time as there was! On
the stove were put to boil pots Of
sugar, molasscs aud honey with
Nurse jane and Mrs. Lorgrars
booking after them TO $40 tina. they
did not lubblc over. And when the
different kinds of candy were cook.
ed tncir Wiggi!y dipped it out and
poured tl" sweet stuff into buttcrcd
t.n@ TO ccol.
." And when # il cool enough. :"
Il" told Che children, "you will
@rcasc 'oUr paws and pull the
Christmas candy into sticks, which
We will divide among you as soon
as they get hard. -
" Hurry! Hurray! Hurray.''
"ricd the animal boys and girls.
Well, after n while, cnch one
vas given . "gob of sweetness" as
Jackie Cow Wow called it, meaning
. lump u sticky, soft candy to pull
;rt" sticks. Grease was rubbed on
rhp children IS paws so the soft,
warm candy would not stick. And
then the pulling began.
" SEC, told yon everything would
/" all ri.ht!' said Uncle Wiggily
70 his w.'c. ''Nothing has hnppcn.
,d.
"'Wair" said Mrs. Lonscars.
alinting her c,rs, And then, all of
q sudden, out ON the sid" porch
'facrc size lad goae to cool her