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Show Simple Sweets for Children A list cf children's includes those that contain s-rre sugar and fat but also ingredient- to add other fed values and to relieve the richness. rich-ness. On this list go the fruit candle particularly those made of dried iruit, as well as popcorn, mo-la mo-la ses and gelatin candy. Lollipops and other hard candies are preferred pre-ferred to the soft, rich kinds because be-cause children usually eat them more slowly. Many of the dried fruit candies are so simple that even young children chil-dren can make them. These have the advantage of not being too weet and of ccntaining valuablo minerals, especially iron. Parisian sweets are some of the easiest to make. Use equal quantities of dried fig: and dried apriccts or seedless raisins. Run therm through a food chopper together and then fcrm them in cubes or balls and roll in powdered sugar. A little syrup add:d to the mixture will help to held it together. Store these rweets in a tin box or tight jar to prevent drying cut. Popcorn balls and rugared popcorn pop-corn are also good choices for tlw children. Popcorn is a good cereal initself, and it helps to relieve the sweetness of the candy mixture. Because mola'ses and sorgo sirup contain iron and other minerals, molasses taffy, always a favorite for winter candy pulls, has the approval ap-proval of nutritionists. A mcla'ses mixture can bs used1 in making popcorn pop-corn balls. A handsome and delicious jellied candv, made with fruit juice and gelatin, is Turkish paste. It is a combination cf gelatin, mgar, water, and lemon juics, flavored with mint and tinted a delicate shade of green. |