. When mother lets us make candy . oon. If it formsa fine hair three or four inches long you may re-move the saucepan from the fire and let cool. If you use the candy thermometer as a test, itmust read 245° F. before taking it from the stove. Add a pinch of salt to the white of an egg andbeat until it is stiff and dry looking. WHEN MOTHER LETS US MAKE CANDY 45 As soon as the egg is beaten, you may pour thecooled syrup very slowly into the stiffly beatenegg white, beating all the time. Keep on beat-ing until the candy is very thick and the eggwhip is hard to use. Do not stir this candy, but bea
. When mother lets us make candy . oon. If it formsa fine hair three or four inches long you may re-move the saucepan from the fire and let cool. If you use the candy thermometer as a test, itmust read 245° F. before taking it from the stove. Add a pinch of salt to the white of an egg andbeat until it is stiff and dry looking. WHEN MOTHER LETS US MAKE CANDY 45 As soon as the egg is beaten, you may pour thecooled syrup very slowly into the stiffly beatenegg white, beating all the time. Keep on beat-ing until the candy is very thick and the eggwhip is hard to use. Do not stir this candy, but beat! After about ten minutes of beating with goodlong strokes, it should be about right, and stiffenough to hold its shape. Then add % teaspoonful of vanilla, and thechopped nut meats. Drop from the tip of a teaspoon on butteredtins. If you wish you may change this recipe by add-ing cocoanut instead of the nut meats, or combinethe two. Chopped raisins, dates and other fruit, aloneor together with the nuts are very good in 46 WHEN MOTHER LETS US MAKE CANDY STIRRING If your candy contains milk or molasses,Watch it carefully, stir it now and then,But, if it is a clear sugar syrup,Stir until it boils, then, do not stir again! WHEN MOTHER LETS US MAKE CANDY 47 NUT BRITTLE 2 cupfuls of granu- Heavy iron skillet lated sugar Wooden spoon or spa- 1 cupful of walnut tula halves or Knife 1 cupful of shelled Shallow panpeanuts Shell the peanuts or break the walnut meats inhalves. Put them in a buttered, shallow pan. Now, you are ready to start the candy. Measure the sugar into a heavy iron skillet. Heat it sloivly over a moderate fire. The se-cret of this candy is not to put it over a hot fire asit will get too brown, and burn. Press the sugar until it begins to melt, with thebowl of a wooden spoon. Keep stirring a little of the sugar into the partwhich has melted until it is all melted. You willfind that it is of a beautiful golden brown color. Hurry now! Pour it at once over th
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