Mother made a delicious cake in the large angel cake tin and covered it with a thick white frosting; before it hardened Betsey pressed half cherries here and there all over it. Then Betsey had secured a piece of a fir tree and placed it in the centre of the cake. On this she hung little bunches of cherries.
It made a most attractive decoration for the centre of the table.
Betsey also made "Brown Sugar Nougat" or "Pinoche" with nuts (see page [83]) and "Chocolate Fudge with Marshmallow Cream" as on page [58]; she also had a dish of the Cherry Creams on the table.
The six little girls had a very happy time, but they did wish they could learn how to make candies, too, so Betsey's mother wrote this little book in order that other little girls might learn the easiest and best ways of making candies.
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APPENDIX
Recipes endorsed by the UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION
Chocolate Dainties
Put through the meat chopper one-half cup each of dates, figs, and nut meats. Add one tablespoon orange juice, a little grated orange peel, and one square of melted unsweetened chocolate. Mold into balls and roll in chopped nuts or granulated sugar. This mixture may be packed in an oiled tin, put under a weight until firm, then cut in any shape desired.