Candy-Making Revolutionized: Confectionery from Vegetables

by Mary Elizabeth Hall

INDEX

Abel, Mrs. Mary H., on value of sugar in diet, [48].
Accuracy, necessity for, [3].
Almonds, Celtic, [86].
Angelique, dried, [135];
preserved green, [135];
plant, [133];
rings, [132].
Apples, red, as decorative candies, [70].
Bars, for forming masses, [14]-[15].
Bars, chocolate, [87].
"Ball," "hard," [19], [22];
"soft," [19], [22].
Bean, [102]-[104];
bean taffy, [103];
candied green beans, [102];
nut bean taffy, [104];
pulled taffy, [104].
Beet, [105]-[109];
beet cubes, [107];
beet puffs, [106];
crystallized beets, [108];
frosted beet slice, [105];
spiced beets, [109];
spiced beet bon-bons, [109].
Boiler, use of double, [24], [25].
Bon-bons, spiced beet, [109].
Bon-bon dipper, [8].
Boutonnieres, parsnip, [95]-[96];
violet, [59]-[60].
Brilliants, date, [129];
date, with rhubarb marmalade, [130].
Burs, nut, [114].
Calla lily, as decorative candy, [69].
Caramel, opera, [83]; potato, [80]-[83].
Carrot, [97]-[101];
crystallized, [98];
garden "ginger," [99];
rings, [97];
rolls, [98].
Caterer, the, [136]-[142];
coloring for, [138];
cups, [137];
decorations, [139], [140];
flowers, [137];
potato fondant for, [136].
Celtic almonds, [86].
Chocolate, bars, [87];
coating, [36]-[40];
covered dates, [129];
in crystallization, [27];
marshmallow, [112];
nougatines, [114];
peppermints, [86].
Child, the, craving for sweets of, [vii], [viii];
sugar for, [viii], [47]-[51];
Mrs. Mary Hinman Abel on, [48].
Cleanliness, necessity for, [4].
Climatic conditions, in candy making, [4];
in chocolate coating, [35], [36].
Cocoanut violets, [58].
Cold tablets, onion, [120].
Cornlettes, [117]; nut, [118].
Corn starch, for drying, [18].
"Crack," [19], [22].
Creams, pecan, [85];
raisin, [85];
vegetable, [88].
Crystallization, [27]-[32];
beets, [108];
chocolate in, [27];
crystal syrup, [28], [29];
French hand, [30];
basis for parsnip candy, [93];
sugar, [28].
Crystallized beets, [108].
Crystal syrup, [28], [29].
Dates, candy, [128];
chocolate covered, [129];
date brilliants, [129];
rhubarb marmalade for, [130];
sparkling dates, [128];
stuffed dates, [130];
sugared, [130].
Decorative candies, [52]-[79];
from potato paste, [52]-[57];
green leaves, [56];
potato paste, [53];
violets, [57]-[61];
cocoanut violets, [58];
pop-corn violets, [57];
violet boutonnieres, [59], [60];
from potato fondant, [61]-[79];
calla lily, [69];
coloring for, [64]-[66];
cooked potato fondant, [62];
daisy, white, [66];
daisy, yellow, [69];
grapes, [77];
modeled candy, [62];
new potato, [75];
parsnip boutonniere, [95];
pea pod, [76];
red apples, [70];
rose buds, [74];
single rose, [72];
snow balls, [76];
uncooked potato fondant, [61];
white daisy, [66];
yellow daisy, [69].
Degrees, on candy thermometer, [22].
Dishes, white enamel best, [12].
Dipper, bon-bon, [8].
Double boiler, use of, [24], [25].
Dropping funnel, [11].
Fondant, potato, decorative candies from, [61]-[79];
calla lily, [69];
coloring for, [64]-[66];
cooked potato fondant, [62];
daisy, white, [66];
daisy, yellow, [69];
grapes, [77];
modeled candy, [62];
new potato, [75];
parsnip boutonniere, [95];
pea pod, [76];
red apples, [70];
rose buds, [74];
single rose, [72];
snow balls, [76];
uncooked potato fondant, [61];
white daisy, [66];
yellow daisy, [69].
Frosted beet slice, [105].
Funnel, dropping, [11].
Fruits, stuffed, [128]-[131];
dates, [128];
dates, chocolate covered, [129];
date brilliants, [129];
rhubarb marmalade for, [129];
dates, stuffed, [130];
dates, sugared, [130];
stuffed prunes, [130].
Garden "ginger," [99].
Gelidium, [125].
"Ginger," garden, [99].
Glucose, [46].
Grapes, in decorative candy, [77].
Green leaves, in decorative candy, [56].
"Hard ball," [19], [22].
"Hard crack," [19], [22].
Hook, taffy, [13].
Irish moss, [126].
Kanten, [125].
Kelp, [126].
Knife, special, [12], [13];
for cutting in, [14];
palette, [55].
Knots, sweet potato, [91].
Marshmallow, chocolate, [112];
tomato, [110].
Mat, rubber, [9].
Mocha walnuts, [84].
Modeled candy, [62]-[64].
Modeling stick, [16].
Moss, Irish, [126].
Netting, wire, used in draining fruits, [5], [17].
Nougatines, chocolate, [114];
vegetable, [112].
Novice, help for the, [3]-[7].
Nut burs, [114].
Nut cornlettes, [118].
Onion cold tablets, [120].
Orange rings, [133].
Oriental paste, [123].
Packing, of candies, [6].
Parsnip, [93]-[96];
boutonnieres, [95]-[96];
candied, [93]-[95].
Paste, oriental, [123];
potato, [52];
potato, use by teachers, [143].
Pastilles, sweet potato, [92].
Patties, sweet potato, [90].
Pea pods, in decorative candies, [76].
Pecan creams, [85].
Peppermint chocolates, [86].
Pop-corn violets, [57].
Potato, new, in decorative candy, [75];
caramels, [80]-[83];
celtic almonds, [86];
chocolate bars, [87];
mocha walnuts, [84];
pecan creams, [85];
peppermint chocolates, [86];
raisin creams, [85];
sweet potato, [90]-[92];
knots, [91];
pastilles, [92];
patties, [90].
Potato fondant, decorative candies from, [61]-[79];
cooked, [62];
uncooked, [61];
modeled candy from, [62];
coloring for, [64]-[66];
calla lily, [69];
daisy, white, [66];
daisy, yellow, [69];
grapes, [77];
modeled candy 62;
new potato, [75];
parsnip boutonniere, [95];
pea pod, [76];
red apples, [70];
rose buds, [74];
single rose, [72];
snow balls, [76];
white daisy, [66];
yellow daisy, [69].
Potato paste, [52].
Prunes, stuffed, [130].
Pulling taffy, [6], [7].
Racks, for drying, [17].
Raisin creams, [85].
Red apples, in decorative candy, [70].
Rings, angelique, [132];
carrot, [97];
orange, [133].
Rose, buds, as decorative candy, [74];
single, as decorative candy, [72].
Scale, thermometer, [22].
Screens, [17].
Sea weed, as food, [124];
gelidium, [125];
Irish moss, [126];
kanten, [125];
kelp, [126].
Snow balls, in decorative candy, [76].
Soapstone, used as working slab, [5].
Sparkling dates, [128].
Spiced beets, [109].
Spiced beet bon-bons, [109].
Steam, candy making, [24]-[26];
double boiler, use of, [24], [25];
steaming, [24];
steam bath, [25].
Stuffed fruits, [128]-[131];
dates, [128];
dates, chocolate covered, [129];
date brilliants, [129]:
rhubarb marmalade for, [129];
dates, stuffed, [130];
dates, sugared, [130];
stuffed prunes, [130].
Sugar 41-[51];
for children, [47]-[51];
for crystallization, [28];
glucose, [46];
rolling candies in, [5], [6];
value of, [41]-[43];
varieties of, [44].
Sugared dates, [130].
Sweet potato, knots, [91];
pastilles, [92];
patties, [90].
Sweets, necessity of, [i], [ii], [viii].
Tablets, onion cold, [120].
Taffy, bean, [103];
nut bean, [104];
pulling, [6], [7].
Taffy hook, [13].
Teacher, the, [143]-[146];
potato paste or fondant as medium for, [144].
Thermometer, [19]-[23];
scales, [22];
"crack," [19], [22];
"hard ball," [19], [22];
"hard crack," [19], [22];
"soft ball," [19], [22];
"thread," [19], [22].
"Thread," [19], [22].
Tomato, [110]-[116];
chocolate marshmallow, [112];
chocolate nougatine, [114];
nut burs, [114];
tomato marshmallow, [110];
vegetable nougatine, [112].
Utensils, bars, forming, [14], [15];
bon-bon dippers, [8];
dropping funnel, [11];
knife, for cutting in, [14];
knife, palette, [55];
knife, special, [12], [13];
modeling stick, [17];
rubber mat, [9];
screens, [17];
taffy hook, [13];
wooden spoon and paddle, [12].
Vegetable candy, keeping quality of, [ii];
modeling medium, [iv];
sociological value of, [iv].
Vegetable creams, [88].
Vegetable nougatines, [112].
Violets, [57]-[61];
boutonnieres, [59], [60];
cocoanut, [58];
pop-corn, [57].
Walnuts, mocha, [84].
Weather, influence on candy making, [4], [35].
White daisy, as decorative candy, [66].
Working slab, soapstone used as, [5].
Wooden utensils, spoon and paddle, [12].
Yellow daisy, as decorative candy, [69].

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