American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Stick Candy

Original Recipe

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. Flavor with vanilla, rose or lemon. Boil all except the flavoring, without stirring, twenty minutes or half an hour, or until crisp when dropped in water. Just before pouring upon greased platters to cool, add half a teaspoonful of soda. After pouring upon platters to cool, pour two teaspoonfuls of flavoring over the top. When partly cool, pull it until very white. Draw it into sticks the size you wish, and cut off with shears into sticks or kiss-shaped drops. It may be colored if desired. (See page 444, for coloring.)

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound of granulated sugar
  • 1 cupful of water
  • 1 quarter of a cupful of vinegar
  • 1 teaspoonful of cream of tartar
  • 1 small tablespoonful of glycerine
  • 1 teaspoonful of soda
  • 2 teaspoonfuls of flavoring over the top

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Instructions

  1. 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. 2

    Flavor with vanilla, rose or lemon.

  3. 3

    Boil all except the flavoring, without stirring, twenty minutes or half an hour, or until crisp when dropped in water.

  4. 4

    Just before pouring upon greased platters to cool, add half a teaspoonful of soda.

  5. 5

    After pouring upon platters to cool, pour two teaspoonfuls of flavoring over the top.

  6. 6

    When partly cool, pull it until very white.

  7. 7

    Draw it into sticks the size you wish, and cut off with shears into sticks or kiss-shaped drops.

  8. 8

    It may be colored if desired. (See page 444, for coloring.).

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