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Peppermint Drops

Cook slowly one cup of granulated sugar with one-fourth cup of water, stirring occasionally. Test frequently by dropping a little of the candy from a spoon, and as soon as "threads" fly from the spoon remove from the fire, cool a little and flavor highly with essence of peppermint; then drop the candy from a spoon on sheets of foolscap paper and set aside to harden.

PRALINES-Boil two cups of powdered sugar, one-half cup cream and one cup of maple syrup until it forms a soft ball when tested in cold water. Remove at once from the fire and beat vigorously until the mass assumes a smooth, creamy consistency. Add two cups of any kind of nuts broken into bits and drop from the tip of a spoon on to buttered paper, making it in little mounds. It may also be poured into a buttered tin in the ordinary manner and marked off when partially cool.