Remarks: It is best to use old popcorn.
No. 11—COCOANUT DROPS.
- 1 cocoanut
- About 2 cups of sugar
- 1 white of egg
Preparation: Grate the cocoanut and weigh it, add to it ½ of its weight in sugar, mix this with the beaten white of egg, drop on buttered paper and bake in oven 15 minutes.
No. 12—CHOCOLATE CARAMELS No. 2.
- 1 cup of sugar
- ½ cup of butter
- ¼ cup of grated, sweet chocolate
- 1 cup of molasses
- 1 cup of milk
Preparation: Cream the sugar and butter, add chocolate, molasses and milk and boil until it hardens when tried in cold water. Pour it about 1 inch thick into buttered pans and when cold, cut into squares with a buttered knife.
No. 13—PEANUT CANDY.
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup chopped peanuts
Preparation: Put two cups white sugar into a porcelain kettle; stir constantly until dissolved. Add one cup chopped peanuts. Turn at once into a buttered dish and cut in squares.