Candies
Sometimes it seems as though the good old-fashioned custom of making candies at home had gone out, possibly because many mothers are afraid to allow their children to eat confections and others feel that they cannot afford to buy the necessary materials. As to the first argument, remember that children are energetic little creatures, and need the fuel, in reasonable degree, that candy gives them. Besides, if they are taught to make the candy and then to clear up afterwards, they obtain a lesson in careful measurements, neatness, and in the actual use of their hands. Such candy may be served as dessert, be made on a rainy Sunday afternoon, as a great treat, or may be the reward for a specially long season of good behavior. As to the cost of the ingredients, if the child is taught to save up his pennies to buy these, instead of purchasing cheap candies from the corner store, there will soon be enough in the candy-bank for the molasses, brown or white sugar, a bottle of good extract, a can of Snowdrift, (which costs much less than butter, and furnishes fat that the child needs) and the other simple materials essential to home-candy making. 1 Tablespoonful Snowdrift 2 Cupfuls Sugar 2 Ounces (squares) Chocolate 1/2 Cupful Milk 18 Teaspoonful Cream of Tartar Few Grains Salt 1/2 Teaspoonful Vanilla