HOME MADE CANDY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 10, 10 December 1936, Page 20

HOME MADE CANDY.

FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS. (Copyright.) A box of candy is a Christmas gift that can be given anyone, whether a close friend or an acquaintance but slightly known, and to a child or an adult. The kind of candy most appropriate for youngsters would differ from that made for older persons, but confectionery it would be in both instances. Besides having a universal appeal homo made candy is inexpensive to make, although it brings the highest prices when bought. There is an individual attention given to handmade things which is considered well worth paying more for. So when presenting home made candy there can be tho assurance that it will be appreciated especially, provided, of course, that it is a high grade of its kind. Homo made candies are at their best when freshly made. The recipes following belong to tlio “tried and true” type.

SEA FOAM CANDY. 3 cups light brown sugar. t cup water. 1 tablespoon vinegar. Heat to boiling point, stirring gently. Then boil without stirring until it forms a hard ball when tested in cold water. Remove from fire and when it stops bubbling, pour gradually on to tho stiffly beaten whites of two eggs, beating lightly all the time. Continue beating until spoonfuls will stand alone when dropped on to waxed paper. While beating flavour to taste. Chopped nuts can bo added if liked. Put in a few drops of almond extract also, jf the nuts are added. Bits of chopped citron or candied fruits may be included. They may be left in irregular shapes in bonbon size, or they may be deftly shaped and be boxed in these forms. Or the candy can be chocolate coated. BARLEY SUGAR CANDY. 2 cups granulated sugar (lib). 2 tablespoons water, or just enough to moisten. Cook until clear without stirring and until a little will crack when dropped in cold water. Flavour with lemon juice. Pour into a buttered pan, and when almost stiff cut into long narrow stripes. Twist these and dust with confectioner’s sugar. Place on waxed paper to dry. The candy can be varied by using different flavourings and different colourings. This is a good candy for children ns "it is one of the purest kind made.