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Show HoifiSrfCoaiDook To each man Is given a dny, and his work for the day; And once and no more, he Is given to travel tills way, And woe If he tiles from his tank, whatever what-ever the odds: For the task Is appointed to him on the scroll of the gods. Kdwln Markliam. CHRISTMAS SWEETS. Tills yenr, as the supply of sugar Is ample, we may again Indulge In some of the delicious home-nuule cuudles and cakes. In homes where there Is un abundant supply of maple sirup and honey (If you keep a tree and a bee) you are Independent, us most dulnty sweets may be made from these. Maple sirup makes the most creamy, fine flavored fondant If boiled undisturbed to the soft ball stage. Pour us usual on a marble slab or buttered platter and when cold beat to a cream and finish in the usual manner. Pralines. Boll one pound of dark brown sugar with Just enough water to dissolve it, until It threads a tiiie strand from the end of a fork. Stir In one pound of pecan meats and when evenly mixed drop by spoonfuls on a marble slab or buttered platter. Flatten and round each one and, when cool, take up and pack in a cool place. They keep any length of time if kept dry and cool. Peanut Candy. Shell and roll with a rolling pin. one quart of peanuts. To two pounds of light brown sugar add six ounces (twelve tablespoonfuls) of butter, boll stirring constantly ten minutes, counting count-ing the time from the first bubble. Add the nuts just before turning out. Murk lu squures before it gets hard. Molasses Candy. Take three cupfuls of molasses, one cupful of brown sugar, beat three uiin-I uiin-I utes. Uoil until it hardens In water, add one tablespoonful of butter, one teaspoonful of soda, and one table-spoonful table-spoonful of boiling water In which the soda is dissolved. Remove from the fire, pour on buttered' plates and cool. Pull when cool enough to handle. Peanut Butter Fudge. Place two cupfuls of sugar and two-thirds two-thirds of a cupful of milk In a granite sauce pan, stir until dissolved, then boil until the mixture forms a soft ball In cold water. Remote from the fire, add four tablespoonfuls of peanut butter, but-ter, stir until melted then beat until creamy. Add one teaspoonful of vanilla va-nilla and one-third of a cup of seedless seed-less raisins. Turn into a greased pan while it is still smooth enough to pack nicely. Cut in squares. Orange Straws. Weigh oranges whole and use pound for pound of sugar. Peel the oranges and cut the rind in shreds. Boil until tender, changing the water twice and heat gradually to boiling point, then boil twenty minutes with the peel. Remove Re-move from the pan and roll while hot in granulated sugar. Then place on paper in the oven to dry. Keep In a tightly covered receptacle. ((c). 1920. Western Newspaper Union.) o |
