OctobeF, 1913 



THK (JARDEN AND FIELD. 



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Home Wote^s. 



American Sweets. 



By Kathleen James. 



These sweets can be made in the 

 (lining room ; they reqnire no fire, 

 are easy to make once one knows 

 the proper method, and if the di- 

 rections g-iven are carried out the 

 resf.ilt wdll surprise and delight the 

 maker. 



The following ingredients will be 

 required to experiment on : Two 

 ])ounds of icing sugar (costing rod.) 

 the whites of two eggs, 'half a 

 pound of shelled walnuts, a quar- 

 ter of a poimd of sweet . almonds, 

 a small bottle of rose water, a 

 bottle of cochineal, . green colour- 

 ing, a bottle of essence of coffee, 

 and some vanilla and lem.on lla- 

 vouring. If chocolate creams are 

 wanted a quarter or half a pound 

 of cake chocolate must be bought 

 in addition ; but to make these 

 latter either a fire or a spirit 

 lamp will be needed. The ilavour- 

 ings and colourings used aPe those 

 to be found in most stoTe cup- 

 boards, and only a few drops of 

 each kind are used. 



The first thing to do is to break 

 up the icing sugar and pass it 

 through a fine wire sieve. Take 

 one-third of the walnuts, selecting 

 the broken bits and thei smaller 

 piece ; chop them, as finely as pos- 

 sible. 



Blanch the almonds and chop 

 half in the sam.e way as the wal- 

 nuts. 



Having made these preparations, 

 heat up the white of two eggs very 



.slightly. Tut the icing sugar in a 

 medium sized ba.sin, and stir in 

 the whites of eggs with a wooden 

 spoon, working the mixturev tho- 

 roughly, so that every particle of 

 sugar mav be moistened, but as 

 slightly a^ may be;, it .should be 

 grainy, not wet enough to form a 

 pa.ste. Now take a fourth of the 

 prepared stitrar and put it in a 

 large pudding basin ; over the re- 

 mainder till wanted, as it will dry 

 up if exposed to the air. 



Poi'ir out half a tablespoonful of 

 rose water ; to this add three O'r 

 four drops of cochineal ; mix them 

 well together, and p'our verv grad- 

 uallv into the sugar in the pud- 

 ding basin. Stir well all the time 

 with a wooden spoon. The mix- 

 ture should then be of a pale pink 

 colour and exactlv of the con- 

 sistencv of well worked putty. 



Now ^i^ide this' mixture again 

 into four parts. Take one part, 

 covering the other three, and work 

 into it with the hands as much of 

 the chopped walnut as it will ab- 

 sorb. Tf too drv, a few droPs of 

 rose water mav be added : if 'too 

 moist, add a little more dry icitiT 

 sugar. Kxperience will soon tell 

 one when it is of the right con^. 

 sietencv : it should not crumble, 

 vet should not stick to the hands. 



When the sugar has absorbed 

 sufficient walnut, work it into a 

 square an inch thick ; make it even 

 at the edges bv pressing it with a 

 knife. Now cut it into lengths 

 and then across to form sweets an 

 inch square. Flatten each of these^ 



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in turn by patting- them gently 

 with a knife, so that they will 

 form nice even squares; then leave 

 them aside on a dish or tin which 

 has been very slightly rubbed over 

 with fresh butter. They are fin- 

 ished. 



Now take a second portion of 

 the pink sugar, roll it on the pas- 

 try board, divide into small por- 

 tions, and form, these into balls 

 with the hands- the size of marbles. 

 Take half a walnut between the 

 finger and thumb of the left hand, 

 place the ball over it, cover with 

 a second half of walnut, and press 

 gentlv to make the centre bulge 

 ■slisrHtlv at each .side. The balls 

 should be of uniform size. Put 

 them beside the squares already 

 made. 



With a thi'rd portion of the 

 pink sugar mix as much chopped 

 almonds as it will take \\r>. Form 

 into squares or balls as preferred. 



Form the remainder of the mnk 

 sugar into balls the size of mar- 

 bles. Lav each ball in turn in the 

 hollow of the hand, and press into 

 the centre a blanched almond. 



While making these sweets have 

 a basin and a towel at one side to 

 rinse one's hands now and again. 



A second portion of the sugar 

 mixed with white of egg may now 

 be measured out. Dilute a little 

 green colouring with a dessert- 

 spoonful or so of lemon juice ; mix 

 well, and stir thoroughly into the 

 sugar so that all may be exactlv 

 the same .shade. T\Tien coloured, di- 

 \nde into four, and proceed in ex- 

 actly the same manner as for the 



