1½ cups cold water
¼ cup ground coffee
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
Put water and coffee in saucepan, and heat to boiling-point. Strain through double cheese-cloth; then add sugar and cream of tartar. Boil, and work same as White Fondant.
Maple Fondant
1¼ lbs. maple sugar
1¼ lbs. sugar
1 cup hot water
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
Break maple sugar in pieces and add to remaining ingredients. Boil, and work same as White Fondant.