Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Sugar Toys and other Fancy Confectionery.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 20th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 1st Jan., 1898
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Sugar Toys and
other Fancy Confectionery.
I, GUSTAV HAENSEL of 224 Westminster Road, Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster, Confectioner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the manufacture of sugar toys and other like fancy
confectionery.
In carrying my invention into effect I take pure sugar, white of egg, and any
desired flavouring and mix into a paste or dough and then while it is still in a
soft state, cut into the shape of the articles required. The articles are then baked
or heated in an oven for two minutes or thereabouts, until they rise into a light
froth, after which the upper surface of the article is dipped in soft sugar coloured
or otherwise as required in the form of a paste or dough. Any part that is not
required of this sugar is wiped off by the finger. In this way sugar eggs, marbles,
images of animals and the like can be formed which will even bear throwing
about and which will be very light, pleasant to the taste and not liable to break
the teeth. The limbs of the bird (if a bird be the article to be produced) are
added by means of an icing tube or bag and in this way legs, wings, tail, beak,
etcetera or any ornamentation may be applied in coloured sugar. The article is
allowed to dry in a drying room for a suitable time. It must be understood that
sugar, white of egg and flavouring are not the only substances that can be used
in making these confections, as cream, chocolate, liquorice, flour and other suit-
able material may be employed. If flour be used I make it into a sort of biscuit
sweetmeat, using however an excess of sugar so as to be like a sweetmeat to the
taste. This is formed hollow, and made into the form of say an
egg.
It is pro-
vided with a hole at the side and a whistle or other sounding device at the end,
so that it can be used as a toy as well as being a sweetmeat.
Dated this 7th day of September 1897.
Of 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
0 Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Sugar Toys and
other Fancy Confectionery.
I, GUSTAV HAENSEL, of 224, Westminster Road, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Confectioner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
0 Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Sugar Toys and
other Fancy Confectionery.
I, GUSTAV HAENSEL, of 224, Westminster Road, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Confectioner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
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page_text: what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:
This invention relates to the manufacture of sugar toys and other like fancy
confectionery.
In carrying my invention into effect, I take pure sugar, white of egg and any
desired flavouring and mix them to a paste or dough, and then while it is still
in a soft state cut by hand into the shape or outline of the articles required to be
produced. The articles are then baked or heated in an oven for two minutes
or thereabouts, until they rise into a light froth, after which the upper surface
of the article is dipped into soft sugar coloured or otherwise as required in the
form of a paste or dough. Any part that is not required of this sugar is wiped off
by the finger. In this way sugar eggs, marbles, images of animals and the like can
be formed which will even bear throwing about, and which will be very light and
pleasant to the taste and not liable to break the teeth. The limbs of the bird (if
a bird be the article to be produced) are added by means of an icing tube or bag,
and in this way legs, wings, tail, beak, etcetera, or any ornamentation may be added
in coloured sugar. The article is allowed to dry in a drying room for a suitable
time.
It must be understood that sugar, white of egg and flavouring are not the
only substances that can be used in making these confections, as cream, chocolate,
liquorice, flour and other suitable material may be employed, and a preparation of
refined glue may be used to secure adhesion of the materials. If flour be used
I make it in a sort of biscuit sweetmeat using however an excess of sugar so as
to be like a sweetmeat to the taste. This is formed hollow and made in the form
of, say an egg, which is provided with a hole at the side and a whistle or other
sounding device at the end so that it can be used as a toy as well as a sweetmeat.
The accompanying drawing shows an example of a fancy sweetmeat made in
accordance with my invention, in which a paste or dough is, while in a soft state,
cut into the approximate outline of a bird, the article being provided with a base
to enable it to stand upright if desired, any surplus sugar that is not required
being removed by the finger. When heated in an oven the article rises or expands
into a froth which will be very light and not liable to break the teeth in eating.
The legs, wings, beak, comb, tail, feathers and so on are added in coloured sugar
by means of an icing tube and the completed article placed on boards or trays
to cool or dry until it becomes firm and suitable for sale. In this way sweetmeats
can be made in almost any form without the use of moulds.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. The improvement in the manufacture of sugar toys and sweetmeats_sub-
stantially as described, whereby such articles can be made very light, and not
liable to break the teeth, and the expense of using moulds is avoided.
2. Sugar toys, sweetmeats or other like fancy confectionery produced in the
manner herein set forth.
Dated this 18th day of December 1897.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London, Patent Agents.