Place whatever amount of sugar you wish to color on a dry and clean slab or table; now add a few drops of whatever color you wish to color it, and with both hands rub it together good until all is equally colored, then add a few drops of ammonia and rub it in good, as this will keep the color from fading out. Use candy colors for the above.
HOW TO SAND LEMON HOREHOUND OR ANY KIND OF HARD GOODS FOR SUMMER USE.
Place the kettle, with a few gallons of water in it, on the fire; when it starts to boil place whatever goods you wish to sand in a coarse sieve and shake it over the steam of the kettle, and when they feel damp pour them at once into a pile of granulated sugar, and with the hands mix them up good; put them all in the sieve again and shake all the loose sugar out and they will be ready for use.
No. 1. JOHNNY CAKE.
Pop a lot of corn, and when you have 5 pounds after it is popped place it on the slab and with a caramel cutter cut it up fine; now place on the fire
5 pounds sugar,
2 pounds glucose,
Water to dissolve same.
Cook to 270°; then add 1 cup of molasses, ¼ pound butter, and stir until cooked to 280° or 290°; set it off and add tablespoonful of salt and the ground corn, stir all up good until corn is all covered, then place kettle on the fire just half a minute to heat the bottom, and pour all out at once on a greased slab; now flatten it out with the iron bar about one-half inch in thickness, then with your rolling-pin roll it out as even as possible, the thinner the better; when cold break in small pieces.