Chapter I: Front Matter

CANDY-MAKING AT HOME

BY

MARY M. WRIGHT

TWO HUNDRED WAYS TO MAKE
CANDY WITH HOME FLAVOR
AND PROFESSIONAL FINISH

PHILADELPHIA
THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY
1915

COPYRIGHT 1915 BY THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY

Candy-Making at Home

Contents

I. GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR CANDY-MAKING 11

Utensils 14
Ingredients 16
A Few Things the Candy-Maker Should Know 17
The Coloring and Flavoring 19

II. THE MAKING OF FONDANT 21

Fondant 23
Chocolate Fondant 25
Maple Fondant 26

III. HARD CANDIES 29

Chocolate Chips 31
Cinnamon Jibb 32
Fig Brittle 32
Butter-Scotch 32
French Butter-Scotch 33
Maple Panocha 33
Horehound Candy 34
Chocolate Taffy 34
Molasses Taffy 35
Nut Taffy 35
Lemon Stick Candy 35
Peppermint Stick Candy 36
Strawberry Drops 36
Honey Peppermint Tablets 37
Maple Tablets 37
Fruit Tablets 38
Rose Nougat 38
Raisin Stickies 39
Vanilla Taffy 39
Salt Water Taffy 40
Taffy Dreams With Nut Centers 40

IV. FUDGES AND CARAMELS 43

Chocolate Fudge 45
Maple Sugar Fudge 46
Burnt Almond Fudge 46
Coffee Fudge 47
Marshmallow Fudge 47
Peanut Fudge 48
Fig Fudge 48
Divinity Fudge 48
Cocoanut Fudge 49
Fruit Fudge 49
Cinnamon Fudge 50
Pineapple Fudge 50
Layer Fudges 50
Cocoanut Marshmallow Fudge 51
Another Cocoanut Marshmallow Fudge 51
Barley Fudge 52
Coffee Caramels 52
Cocoanut Caramels 53
Chocolate Caramels 53
Sultana Caramels 54
Nut Chocolate Caramels 54
Vanilla Caramels 55
Strawberry Caramels 55
Jelly Caramels 55
Chocolate Cream Caramels 56
Molasses Caramels 57
Franconia Caramels 57
Tutti-Frutti Caramels 57
Butternut Caramels 58
Carrot Caramels 58

V. NUT CANDIES 61

Chocolate Almonds 63
Brown Almond Nougat 63
White Nougat 64
Peanut Brittle 65
Almond Toffee 65
Southern Hazelnut Toffee 66
Mexican Panocha 66
Pralines 67
Cream Nut Bars 67
Maple and Butternut Cream 68
Chocolate Nut Candy 68
Nut Bonbons 68
Candied Chestnuts 69
Glacé Nuts 70
Walnut Bonbons 71
Peanut Molasses Candy 71
Mexican Nut Confection 72
Nut Loaf 72
Nut Stuffed Fruit 73
Cherry and Almond Confection 73

VI. FRUIT CANDIES 75

Quince Confections 79
Maraschino Drops 79
Strawberry Divinity Fudge 79
Tutti-Frutti Cream 80
Pear Caramels 81
Marzipan Fruit Candies 81
Surprise Dates 82
Marshmallow Fruit Fudge 83
Frosted Fruit Fudge 83
Cherry Foam 84
Fig Favorites 85
Pineapple Marshmallows 85
Fruit Chocolate Balls 86
Watermelon Dainty 86
Date Delight 87
Stuffed Prunes 87
Fruit Roll 88
Jelly Cake Candy 88

VII. SEA FOAM AND CREAM CANDIES 91

Ginger Creams 93
Lemon Creams 94
Peppermint Creams 94
Maple Creams 95
Walnut Creams 95
Cocoanut Creams 95
Honey Creams 96
Vanilla Sea Foam 96
Maple Foam 97
Candied Cherry Foam 97
Nut Foam Chocolates 98
Maple Delight 99

VIII. BONBONS 101

Chocolate Creams 103
Chocolate Creams With Fruit Centers 104
Chocolate Creams With Nut Centers 106
How to Coat Chocolate Creams 108
Bonbons Made With Cocoanut 110
Nut Bonbons 112
Fruit Bonbons 113
Assorted Bonbons 115
How to Dip With Fondant 117
Oriental Bonbons 118

IX. POP-CORN SWEETS 121

Molasses Pop-Corn Balls 124
Chocolate Pop-Corn Balls 124
Snow Pop-Corn Balls 125
Ice Pop-Corn Balls 126
Pop-Corn Dainty 126
Crystallized Pop-Corn 127
Pop-Corn Bars 128
Maple Pop-Corn Bars 128
Pop-Corn Macaroons 129
Cherokee Crisp 129
Pop-Corn Almond Nougat 130
Pop-Corn Brittle 130
Pop-Corn Fudge 131

X. MACAROONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SWEETS 133

Almond Macaroons 135
Cream Macaroons 135
Jasmine Macaroons 136
Queen Macaroons 136
Chocolate Macaroons 136
Cocoanut Macaroons 137
Hickory-Nut Macaroons 137
Peanut Macaroons 137
Cherry Macaroons 138
Coffee Macaroons 138
Chocolate Macaroons 139
Pistachio Macaroons 139
Cinnamon Macaroons 140
Marshmallows 140
Cocoanut Marshmallows 141
Orange Marshmallows 141
Buttercups 142
Hodge-Podge Candy 143
Candied Sweet Potato Balls 144
Persian Confection 144
Turkish Confection 145
Arabian Confection 146
Honeycomb Candy 146
Turkish Delight 147
Apple Sweetmeats 147
Chocolate Arabics 148
Oriental Bonbons 148
Candy Potatoes 149
Divinity Hash 149

XI. CAKE CONFECTIONERY AND LITTLE SWEETS 151

Bonbon Cakes 153
Spice Nuts 157
Chocolate Nuts 158
Walnut Wafers 158
Peanut Jumbles 159
Cocoanut Jumbles 159
Fruit Rocks 160
Raisin Spirals 161
Fruit Bars 161
Maple Drops 162
Ginger Chips 162
Ginger Wafers 163
Marshmallow Cakes 163
Ginger Nuts 164
German Ginger Balls 165
Cinnamon Crisps 165
Chocolate Sticks 166
Orange Cakes 166
Cocoanut Drops 167
Almond Cakes 167
Peanut Wafers 168
German Wafers 168
Japanese Wafers 169
English Wafers 169
Delicious Tea Cookies 170
Raisin Cookies 170
Love Diamonds 171
Marmalade Diamonds 171
Lemon Cakes 172
Maple Nut Wafers 172
Vanilla Wafers 173
Chocolate Diamonds 173
Coriander Cakes 174
Peach Blossom Cakes 175
Wild Rose Cakes 175
Cream Nut Puffs 176
Spice Fingers 177
Caraway Cookies 178
Daisy Cakes 178
Vanilla Sugar Cakes 179
Chocolate Ginger Drops 179
Cocoanut Fruit Drops 180
Preserved Fruit Dainties 181
Jelly Jumbles 181
Chocolate Nut Wafers 182
Lady Fingers 182
Fruit Puffs 183
Nut Tarts 184

INDEX 185

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