The Common sense recipe book

To four pounds of molasses allow a dessertspoonful of vinegar and half a teaspoonful of baking soda, the latter not to be added till just before it is taken from the fire. Boil slowly, stirring: to prevent burning. After boiling twenty minutes try it by dropping a little in cold water. If it snaps it is done. Flavor with vanilla. Put in the soda, stirring hard, take off immediately and pour on buttered dishes. As soon as it is possible to handle it, take it from the dish, butter or flour the hands and pull it rapidly with both hands as long as it is possible to do so. This makes it light colored and tender. Confectioners use an iron hook driven in the wall to assist them in pulling it. When it becomes so hard that you can no longer work it, pull it into slender sticks and cut in lengths. + NOTE. SO-CALLED LEMON CANDY. One One cup of white sugar, one cup of molasses, one-half cup of water, a teaspoonful of cream of tartar. Boil “to the snap,” pull several minutes and cut according to directions in No. I LEMON BUTTER. Two and one-half cups of sugar, four eggs, three cups of hot water, one tablespoon of cornstarch, one-half cup of butter, three lemons (juice and rind), stir and boil eight minutes. COCOANUT SOURS: Two cups confectioner’s sugar, one-half cup milk, one cupiul of “White Moss” cocoanut, butter size of a walnut; boil eight [illustration: VICTOR SOAP advertisement for LUBY'S HAIR RENEWER]’”’ for restoring gray hair to its naturai color. It is at the same time a cool and pleasant dressing for the hair, and it is liked and appreciated by all who use it. At all Druggists. Only 50c. a Bottle. minutes, remove from the fire, and flavor with one-half teaspoon of vanilla; beat five minutes, pour into pan and cut in squares when cool. HARD SCOTCH CANDY. Two cups granulated sugar, one-half cup molasses, two tablespoons water, one tablespoon vinegar, butter size of an egg, boil until brittle when dropped in cold water. Pour out quickly and cut into small squares when nearly cold. Wrap each square in oiled paper. CREAM" CANDY, White of one egg and the same quantity of water. Flavor with vanilla and add confectioner’s sugar until thick enough to knead. Knead until smooth. DEAN Ud Can DN. One cup granulated sugar, one cup chopped peanuts; melt the sugar in an iron skillet (which retains the heat); add the peanuts, and pour out very quickly; mark into squares when cold. NOT CAN DY. Three cups of confectioner’s sugar, three-quarters cup milk; boil ten minutes; add one pound pecans broken into small pieces, beat four minutes, pour into pan, and cut into squares when cool. ala Quina du Pérou Wilson's Invalids Port sss." big Oe ae James M. Aird mere rene BREAD, ‘* Triticomina’’ BREAD (Patent) <S,_ Telephones 1025, 1340, 6488, 5052 MEDICINAL When a person is burned or scalded the first thing to do is to protect the injured parts from the air. Pieces of cotton dipped in a mixture of equal parts of linseed oil and lime water should be laid on the parts. But if this is not at hand the burn or scald should be covered with flour, baking soda, olive oil or vaseline. If parts of the clothing stick to the body do not tear-if away, but cut around the spot. In serious cases summon a surgeon at once. For slight burns or scalds dip the part in cold water and apply fine salt. In burns from phosphorus, put out the fire with water, and then apply alcohol. BDOACK) DY FE: Apply raw beefsteak, but the frequent application of very hot water is better. It will contract the blood vessels, absorb the blood and relieve the soreness. BLOWS.