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Boil to "soft crack," or until it hardens when dropped into 

 cold water, but not too brittle just so it will form into a 

 soft ball when taken in the fingers. Pour into a greased dish, 

 stirring in a teaspoonful extract of vanilla just before taking 

 off. Let it be J or J inch deep in the dish; and as it cools 

 cut in squares and wrap each square in paraffin paper, 

 such as grocers wrap butter in. To make chocolate cara- 

 mels, add to the foregoing 1 tablespoonful melted chocolate, 

 just before taking off the stove, stirring it in well. For choco- 

 late caramels it is not so important that the honey be of best 

 quality. C. C. Miller. 



HONEY APPLE-BUTTER. 1 gal. good cooking apples, 

 1 qt. honey, 1 qt. honey vinegar, 1 heaping teaspoonful 

 ground cinnamon. Cook several hours, stirring often to 

 prevent burning. If the vinegar is very strong, use part 

 water. Mrs. R. C. Aikin. 



HONEY AND TAR COUGH-CURE. Put 1 tablespoonful 

 liquid tar into a shallow tin dish and place it in boiling water 

 until the tar is hot. To this add a pint of extracted honey 

 and stir well for half an hour, adding to it a level teaspoonful 

 pulverized borax. Keep well corked in a bottle. Dose, 

 teaspoonful every one, two, or three hours, according to 

 severity of cough. 



SUMMER HONEY-DRINK. 1 spoonful fruit juice and 1 

 spoonful honey in \ glass water ; stir in as much soda as will 



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