Butter and Substitutes.
Nothing will spoil the quality of your goods so quickly as a low quality of butter. Exercise great care to see that the butter is fresh, pure and sweet. Put the butter into your candy in the kettle with your syrup.
There are substitutes for butter that may be used in some goods with good results, but be careful, for the keeping quality of the goods is important, as well as the taste when freshly made. Many a business has been a failure because quality was neglected. Quality means freshness, appearance, keeping value, wholesomeness, and the power to stand heat or cold.