10. Chocolate or Coffee Fondant.
Over a clear fire stir together (in enamelled pan) 1-lb. loaf sugar and a small cup of cold water. When it is melted, mixed, and beginning to boil, leave alone for 10 minutes. Dip a skewer in, and if a long silky hair adheres, remove from the fire at once without shaking it, and leave it till cool. When cool, turn it into a bowl and beat briskly to a thick cream with a wooden spoon. Knead the paste (like bread) till it becomes soft and smooth. Flavour with coffee essence or melted chocolate. Drop on a buttered paper or form into pyramids.