While these were cooking Betsey poured boiling water over the raisins, let them stand for a minute or two, then drained off the water and spread on a towel to dry. When the moisture was all absorbed, Betsey cut each raisin in halves with the scissors.
As soon as the candy was sufficiently cooked Betsey removed the saucepan from the fire, stood it in a pan of cold water, added the raisins, beat the fudge till it was thick like heavy cream, poured into the buttered pan and marked in squares.
Coffee Fig Fudge
| Sugar (granulated), | 2 cups |
| Coffee, | 1 cup |
| (Not too strong, and strain through cheesecloth.) | |
| Butter, | 2 tablespoons |
| Figs (cut in small pieces), | ½ cup |
The figs were wiped, stems removed, then each fig was cut in small pieces.
When the sugar, coffee and butter were cooked so that a little of the syrup tried in cold water formed a soft ball, Betsey removed the saucepan from the fire, stood it in a pan of cold water, added the figs, beat the fudge until it was thick like heavy cream, poured quickly into a buttered pan and marked in squares.
Coffee Date Fudge
| Sugar (granulated), | 2 cups |
| Coffee, | 1 cup |
| (Not too strong, and strain through cheesecloth.) | |
| Butter, | 2 tablespoons |
| Dates (stoned), | ½ cup |
When the long stones were removed from the dates Betsey cut them each into four pieces.