Orange Butternut Candy
| Sugar (granulated), | 2 cups |
| Water, | ½ cup |
| Butternut meats (broken), | 1 cup |
| Orange juice, | 1 tablespoon |
Putting the sugar and water in the saucepan, Betsey let them boil without stirring until it would spin a fine thread from the tip of the spoon. The orange juice was added, and the pan placed in cold water and stirred very quickly until it was white. Now Betsey added the nuts and poured into a buttered pan, and when cold she cut the candy into small squares.