Preparation: Boil the syrup, sugar, water and butter until it hardens when testing in cold water. Add the vinegar and vanilla and pour into a buttered pan. When cold, cut into squares.
No. 5—LEMON CANDY.
- 1 lb. of sugar
- ½ pt. of water
- 1 tsp. of cream of tartar
- ⅓ tsp. of tartaric essence
- ⅓ tsp. of lemon extract
Preparation: Mix the sugar, water and cream of tartar and boil until it cracks and breaks when tried in cold water. Pour into a deep buttered dish and when cool, mix in the tartaric essence and lemon extract, and shape into any desired form.
No. 6—CHOCOLATE CARAMELS No. 1.
- 2 cups of sugar
- 1 cup of syrup
- ½ cup of grated, sweet chocolate
- 1 cup of milk
- 1 tbsp. of butter
- 1 tbsp. of vanilla
Preparation: Mix the sugar and syrup and boil 5 minutes, add the other ingredients and boil until it stiffens. Pour into a buttered pan and cut into squares.
No. 7—BON-BONS.
- 2 lbs. of sugar
- 1 pt. of water
- 1 vanilla bean or 2 tbsps. of vanilla extract
Preparation: Mix the sugar, water and vanilla and boil until it cracks when tried in cold water. Pour into an oiled pan or porcelain platter, spread it out and cut into cubes.