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Nut Cornlettes 118

XVIII ONION COLD TABLETS 120

XIX ORIENTAL PASTE 123
Seaweed 124

XX STUFFED FRUITS
Dates for Candy 128
Sparkling Dates 128
Chocolate Covered Dates 129
Date Brilliants 129
Rhubarb Marmalade 129
Sugared Dates 130
Stuffed Dates 130
Stuffed Prunes 130

XXI ANGELIQUE
Rings 132
Orange Rings 133
Angelique as a Plant 133
Preserved Green Angelique 135
Dried Angelique 135

XXII FOR THE CATERER 136

XXIII FOR THE TEACHER 142

ILLUSTRATIONS

VEGETABLE CANDIES Frontispiece
OPPOSITE PAGE
FASCINATING TO THE CHILD 72
BOXED VEGETABLE CANDIES 98
DECORATIVE AND EDIBLE 118
ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA 132
FOR THE CATERER 138

INTRODUCTION

When Mary Elizabeth Hall first brought her discovery to my attention, I
thought that it was indeed one that would revolutionize candy-making,
both that of the amateur at home and of the manufacturer. And, in the
months that have followed, to this belief has been added the conviction
that this revolution is one very much worth while. Why so simple and
obvious a discovery was not made long ago is a mystery to me; perhaps
its very simplicity and obviousness is proof of its importance.

Of cookery, candy-making is a branch which is entitled to more dignity
than it ordinarily receives. Negatively and positively, the importance
of sweets to the child can hardly be over-estimated. If he consumes a
quantity of impure confectionery, his digestion will be ruined for life;
how much of the confectionery bought is rankly impure it is well for the
mother's peace of mind that she does not know! On the other hand, if the
child is not given sweets, he is deprived of a food element of the
greatest value to his development. And for the adult, the value of pure
candy is too obvious to warrant comment.

Vegetable candy, to my mind, is ideal confectionery. Of its purity,
there can be no doubt. Moreover, it furnishes t