Confectionery
Confectionery (This is made by boiling)
This is made by boiling lemon-peel with sugar, and then exposing to the air until the sugar crystallizes. To Color Candied Sugar. Red. Boil…
Green (Boil the leaves of spinach)
Boil the leaves of spinach about a minute in a little water, and when strained bottle the liquor for use. In coloring refined sugars, taste…
Confectionery (Pour quart of vinegar on quart)
Pour 1 quart of vinegar on 1 quart of raspberries, the next day strain it upon another quart of the fruit, and repeat this every day for…
Pickling (Flower water that they may not)
flower water, that they may not oil. When they are pounded fine add of a pound of finely powdered sugar to them and mix the whole in a…
Pickling (This branch of domestic)
This branch of domestic economy comprises a great variety of articles, which are essentially necessary to the convenience of families. It…
Preserving (Bruise a quantity)
Bruise a quantity of well-grown flaps of mushrooms with the hands, and then strew a fair proportion of salt over them; let them stand all…
To Preserve Fruits
Some rules are necessary to be observed in this branch of confectionery. In the first place, observe in making syrups that the sugar is…
Preserving (Fruits in Brandy or other)
Fruits in Brandy or other Spirits. the fruit obtain its fine color. When stone fruit | put 4 ounces into 1 pound of sugar, boil to a candy…