Glacé Nuts and Fruits
| Sugar (granulated), | 1 cup |
| Corn syrup, | 1 cup |
| Water, | 1/3 cup |
| Walnut meats. | |
| Pecan meats. | |
| Butternut meats. | |
| Brazil nuts. | |
| Filberts. | |
| Almonds. | |
| Peanuts. | |
| White grapes. | |
| Raisins. | |
| Pieces of orange. | |
| Pieces of grapefruit. | |
| Prunes. |
The sugar, corn syrup and water Betsey boiled until the syrup became brittle the minute she dropped a little in cold water. Lifting the saucepan from the fire, she placed it in a larger pan of cold water to stop the boiling immediately, then she placed it in another pan of hot water and dipped the nuts and fruits one at a time.
Betsey used a long hat pin to pick them out with, then placed on buttered plates or waxed paper.
These were always made in cold weather and eaten while crisp. If they were kept any length of time they became sticky. This, however, never happened in Betsey's home, for they went too quickly.
It took Betsey a long time, months in fact, to learn all these different ways of making candy, but she was so earnest in her work that the results were better than many "grown ups" obtained.
Mother felt fully repaid for the time and care it had required to teach Betsey and father was a much "puffed up" man.
He never failed to tell any guests that might be present when a dish of the home made confections were being passed that "Betsey made these" and his pride and pleasure were doubly increased when they invariably exclaimed, "Impossible! Surely a little girl so young as Betsey could never have made them."
Naturally, Betsey felt glad to have these nice things said about her candies, and mother felt still more glad that in spite of all praise Betsey was not spoiled.
CHAPTER IX
BETSEY'S PARTY
When Betsey learned to make Cherry Creams (on page [94]) she said, "Mother, do you suppose I could have a Washington's Birthday Party? I could make such pretty things with these cherries." And mother was so pleased with her little pupil that of course she said "Yes."
So Betsey invited five of her little friends: Dorothy, her very special friend, and Christina, Isabella, Amy and Adelaide, making six in all, counting herself.
It was to be very simple; mother made the cake and ice cream and peanut butter sandwiches, while Betsey made the candies.
For some days before, Betsey was very busy making little paper hatchets for favors. On each of these she wrote one of her little friends' names.
She made a number of Cherry Creams like those on page [94] with the angelica, and on the day of the party she tied three cherries to the handle of each hatchet with narrow red, white and blue ribbon.
Mother made a delicious cake in the large angel cake tin and covered it with a thick white frosting; before it hardened Betsey pressed half cherries here and there all over it. Then Betsey had secured a piece of a fir tree and placed it in the centre of the cake. On this she hung little bunches of cherries.
It made a most attractive decoration for the centre of the table.
Betsey also made "Brown Sugar Nougat" or "Pinoche" with nuts (see page [83]) and "Chocolate Fudge with Marshmallow Cream" as on page [58]; she also had a dish of the Cherry Creams on the table.
The six little girls had a very happy time, but they did wish they could learn how to make candies, too, so Betsey's mother wrote this little book in order that other little girls might learn the easiest and best ways of making candies.
THE END.