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Superior cook book

1905

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Presented as published in 1905. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
For "Eaisin" Fudge add Vi* <^'i'l' '^1 chopped raisins just before beginning to stir. For "Nut" Fudge add y-> cup of chopped English walnuts before beginning to stir. Miss Elizabeth jMcCracken. Maple Fudge. Two cups of sugar, i/o cup of cream or milk, 1 tablespoon of butter, 14 pound of pecan or peanut meats. Put sugar, cream and butter in a granite pan and boil until it forms a soft ball in cold water. Add nut meats and stir imtil it begins to get thick. Pour on well buttered pans and mark into squares. Florence Eandall. Maple Penochie. Two cups light brown sugarPopcorn Balls, 1 cu}) milk, V^ fi^H' chopped nuts, butter size of an egg. Chop nuts fine, put sugar, milk and butter into a granite saucepan, stir well before putting on to cook. Let it boil slowly and do not stir while boiling. Test by dropping a little into cold water. If it forms a soft ball it is done; put in the nuts just before removing from the tire. Take froin the lire and stir briskly until it becomes stiff. Pour into buttered pans. TjAura Moody. Maple Penochie. One pint of cream, 2 large cups (packed) C sugar, butter size of an egg or larger, 10 cents' worth walnuts or pecans, 10 cents' worth candied cherries, flavor with grated orange peel. Boil cream, sugar and butter over a strong fire until it forms soft ball in water. It will probably take 7 or 8 minutes if you have a good fire. Pemove from stove, add nuts, flavoring and candied clierries. Whip until it begins to sugar, then pour on buttered platter. Candied cherries are not necessary and any other flavoring can be used. Miss Fitzpatrick. Maple Creams. One cup of maple syrup, I/2 cup of water, butter size of a walnut, 1 teaspoon of cornstarchMaple Creams. Mix ingredients in granite pan and boil until it forms a soft ball in cold water. Take from stove and set aside until cold. \\'hen cold stir until it sugars. Mold into small balls. Ff-orence Eandall. Peppermints. Put any quantity of brown sugar on the stove and moisten with a little milkPeppermints. When it begins to thicken when dropped in water, take from stove and stir briskly in a cool place for a moment or two. then flavor witli a few drops of peppermint oV vanilla. Mrs. T. A. Felch. SUPERIOR COOK T'.OOK 173 Chocolate Creams. (.'oloi- ami liii\(ii' llu' roiiilaiit Id >iiif llic taste, inoiild iiitd various sluipcs and place on ice or in a vorv cold place. Melt the chocolate in a douhle boiler and .SM'eeten vitli pcnvdered sugar or fondant. Ijct it ln'conie partially cool until it is thick enough to form a coating that will not run oil' the candy. Dip the balls quickly in the chocolate, covering- them well, and place on waxed j)aper to harden. Xuts may also be placed on each if desiredChocolate Creams. Anna FiiLcii. Chocolate Creams. Two and one-half cups sugar. 1 cup cream. -'4 cu]) cocoanut. IJoil fully ~i minutes, then stand in cold watci' until hard enough to make into balls. M \i I) l*'ir('ir. Butter Scotch. Three pounds coffee sugar, 1/4 pound butter, ^/^ teaspoonful cream of tartar, 8 drops extract lemon. Cold watei' enough to dissolve the sugaButter Scotchr, boil until it l)reakT in cold water, pour out and mark in s(piai'es. ^fi!s. J. Ili;\vi:s. Nut Candy. Nut Candy