The Art of Home Candy Making, with Illustrations
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Excerpt from The Art of Home Candy Making: With Illustrations Being a woman myself I can appreciate the conditions with which the average woman must contend in making candy at home and consequently this book has been written with this in mind. As a result anyone, from, the youngest member in the family who can read, to the oldest, experienced or inexperienced, can make the most delicious candy with the art of a professional. There are thousands of men and women today using our recipes in earning their living as candy makers receiving sixty and eighty cents a pound for it in face of the keenest...
Chapters (242)
- THE ART OF HOME CANDY MAKING
- INTRODUCTION
- GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
- A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE NECESSARY TOOLS.
- HOW TO USE THE THERMOMETER.
- MATERIAL USED FOR CANDY MAKING
- HOW TO CRACK NUTS AND PREPARE TOPS FOR BON-BONS.
- BON-BON CREAM (FONDANT).
- BON-BON CREAM.
- WORKING THE FONDANT.
- MAPLE FONDANT.
- COFFEE FONDANT.
- FILLINGS FOR BON-BONS.
- HOW TO MAKE BON-BONS.
- LEMON FIG BON-BONS.
- NECTAR BON-BONS.
- VIOLET BON-BONS.
- PISTACHIO BON-BONS.
- COATED CHERRIES.
- ORIENTAL JELLY OR FIG PASTE BON-BONS.
- MARSHMALLOW BON-BONS.
- MAPLE BON-BONS.
- COCOANUT BON-BONS.
- NUT BON-BONS.
- CREAM WAFERS.
- COCOANUT CENTERS.
- COCOANUT KISSES.
- VANILLA FUDGE.
- CHOCOLATE FUDGE.
- BLACK WALNUT FUDGE.
- MAPLE FUDGE.
- OPERA FUDGE.
- BROWNIES.
- VANILLA CARAMELS.
- CHOCOLATE CARAMELS.
- STRAWBERRY CARAMELS.
- NUT CARAMELS.
- MAPLE CARAMELS.
- FULL CREAM CARAMELS.
- MEXICAN GRAIN CARAMELS.
- TAFFY.
- HOW TO PULL TAFFY ON A HOOK.
- STRAWBERRY TAFFY.
- CHOCOLATE TAFFY.
- MOLASSES TAFFY.
- FRENCH CHEWING TAFFY
- SALT WATER TAFFY
- BABY CREAM
- CREAM TAFFY.
- ICE CREAM TAFFY.
- PEPPERMINT RECEPTION MINTS.
- BUTTERSCOTCH (BRITTLE).
- SOFT BUTTERSCOTCH
- PEANUT BRITTLE
- BLACK WALNUT BRITTLE
- FIG OR DATE BRITTLE
- NUT BRITTLE.
- POPCORN CRISP.
- SUGARED POPCORN
- POPCORN BALLS
- PEANUT BAR.
- NOUGATINES.
- HOREHOUND CANDY.
- GLACE NUTS.
- GRILLED NUTS
- ORIENTAL JELLY.
- PINEAPPLE PUFFS.
- NUT PUFFS
- CHERRY BOUNCE.
- MEXICAN PENOCHE.
- ICED SHELL BARKS.
- ICED LEMON WALNUTS
- TURKISH NOUGAT OR ALAKUMA.
- First Batch
- Second Batch
- FRUIT LOAF.
- STUFFED DATES
- NUTTED DATES
- CANDIED ORANGE PEEL
- SPINNING SUGAR
- SALTED ALMONDS
- SALTED PEANUTS
- PACKING CANDY IN BOXES.
- Cut a piece of white cardboard to fit between the layers. Bristol board or two pieces of heavy writing paper will answer the purpose. Fold the strips of white paper, as illustrated.
- CENTER CREAM
- MAPLE CENTER CREAM
- HOW TO MOULD IN CORNSTARCH.
- CHOCOLATE CREAMS.
- CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOWS.
- CHOCOLATE CARAMELS.
- CHOCOLATE DATES.
- CHOCOLATE FIG PASTE.
- CHOCOLATE COATED FUDGE.
- CHOCOLATE WAFERS.
- CHOCOLATE WALNUT BRITTLE.
- CHOCOLATE CHERRIES.
- CHOCOLATE NUTS.
- CHOCOLATE ALMONDS.
- FILBERT PYRAMIDS.
- PECAN FRITTERS.
- PEANUT FRITTERS.
- CHOCOLATE COATED PINEAPPLE.
- CHOCOLATE COATED KISSES.
- CHOCOLATE NABISCOS.
- CHOCOLATE COCOANUT.
- MARASCHINO CHERRIES.
- HOW TO COAT CHOCOLATES
- A FEW PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS.
- PREPARING THE CHOCOLATE.
- DIRECTIONS.
- COATING THE BON-BONS.
- ORNAMENTING THE BON-BONS.
- HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS.
- ORIENTALS
- This is acknowledged by everyone to be the finest Italian chocolate cream made, and when coated with the proper coating, it is a delicious confection, with a very brittle coating, and when broken open, the center is as smooth and soft as whipped cream.
- MAPLE ORIENTALS.
- A FEW WORDS ON CAKE-BAKING
- ANGEL FOOD.
- GOLDEN CAKE.
- DEVIL’S FOOD.
- SPONGE CAKE.
- SUNSHINE CAKE.
- BRIDE’S CAKE.
- ORIENTAL ICING.
- CHARLOTTE RUSSE.
- ORIENTAL PUNCH.
- CHOCOLATE SYRUP.
- TABLE SYRUP.
- INDEX
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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