American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette
Stick Candy
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Instructions
- 1
One pound of granulated sugar, one cupful of water, a quarter of a cupful of vinegar, or half a teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one small tablespoonful of glycerine.
- 2
Flavor with vanilla, rose or lemon.
- 3
Boil all except the flavoring, without stirring, twenty minutes or half an hour, or until crisp when dropped in water.
- 4
Just before pouring upon greased platters to cool, add half a teaspoonful of soda.
- 5
After pouring upon platters to cool, pour two teaspoonfuls of flavoring over the top.
- 6
When partly cool, pull it until very white.
- 7
Draw it into sticks the size you wish, and cut off with shears into sticks or kiss-shaped drops.
- 8
It may be colored if desired. (See page 444, for coloring.).