Remarks: You can also flavor with rosewater, orange or lemon instead of vanilla.
No. 8—CHOCOLATE CANDY.
- 3 pieces of sweet chocolate or 2½ tbsps. of cocoa
- 2 cups of sugar
- ½ cup of milk
- ½ tbsp. of vanilla
- ½ tbsp. of butter
Preparation: Mix the ingredients and boil 3 minutes, then pour into buttered pans and cut into cubes when cold.
No. 9—NUT CANDY.
- 3 cups of brown sugar
- ¾ cup of milk
- ¼ cup of cream
- 1 tbsp. of butter
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 tsp. of vanilla
- 1 lb. of chopped walnuts
Preparation: Mix the sugar, milk and cream and boil until, when trying a few drops in cold water, it holds together and forms a soft mass. Then add butter and salt, take from the stove, mix in vanilla and nuts and stir the mixture until it gets creamy. Pour it to 1 inch thickness into buttered pans and cut it into cubes when cold.
No. 10—POPCORN CANDY.
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 tbsp. of butter
- 3 tbsps. of water
- 1 pinch of salt
- 4 qts. of popped corn
Preparation: Pour enough popped corn into a pan to cover the bottom of the pan, put it on the stove to get very hot, being careful not to burn it. Mix the sugar, butter, water and salt and boil until it hardens when tried in cold water. Now mix it with the hot corn, add the rest of the popped corn and stir until it rolls from the spoon, then spread it out in buttered tins.