Twentieth Century Cook Book

A Minneapolis compilation of old, new and well-tried recipes, 1901 - from amber bouillon to cooking for the sick.

Candy Making

33 recipes in this part of Twentieth Century Cook Book.

Chocolate Fudge

For chocolate fudge, put one pound of granulated sugar and one cupful of cream into a saucepan and let it come to a boil. In the meantime…

Nut Fudges

For nut fudges, boil together one cupful of cream and three cupfuls of granulated sugar for ten minutes, or until the syrup spins a hair…

Chocolate Caramels (Boil together until it spins)

Boil together until it spins a hair, one and a half cupfuls of molasses, three-quarters of a cupful of granulated sugar, three squares of…

Chocolate Cream Drops

Two cupfuls of granulated sugar, one-half cup water, cream tartar size of a large pea; boil exactly five minutes after beginning to boil…

Sugar Caramels

One-half cake of chocolate, one and one-half pounds brown sugar, one cupful of milk, butter size of an egg; put all together and boil until…

Taffy

One cupful of molasses, one cupful of sugar, three tablespoonfuls of butter, three of vinegar.

Peppermints

Boil one pint of granulated sugar and one cupful of water without stirring, until a little dropped into cold water can be rolled into a…

Checkermints

Make in the same way as peppermints, but flavor with oil of wintergreen and color pink.

Pulled Peppermints

Boil together three cupfuls of granulated sugar, one-and a half cupfuls of water and one-quarter of a teaspoonful of tartaric acid until on…

Butter Scotch (Boil together two cupfuls)

Boil together two cupfuls of granulated sugar, one-half cupful of molasses, one cupful of butter, one-third of a cupful of vinegar…

Prawlenes

Two cupfuls of granulated sugar, one-half cup of hot water; cook until it hairs; carefully pick over one cupful of hickory nut meats, stir…

Butter Scotch (One pound of pale brown sugar)

One pound of pale brown sugar, one-fourth pound of butter, one-half cupful of water. Boil this until it hardens when dropped into cold…

Maple Sugar Candy

Two cupfuls of maple sugar, one cupful of cream or rich milk, one pound of English walnuts chopped, one tablespoonful of butter. Test by…

Chocolate Candy

Two cupfuls of granulated sugar, one cupful of rich milk, a tablespoonful of butter, one-quarter of a cake of chocolate; boil for twenty…

Nut Candy

Four cupfuls of granulated sugar; let it melt over a hot fire, stir constantly; when melted, add a quart of peanuts chopped fine. Pour on a…

Chocolate Caramels (Five pounds standard A sugar)

Five pounds standard A sugar, one pound of chocolate, two ounces butter, one teaspoonful cream tartar, one quart of water or cream; boil…

Chocolate Creams

Take two cupfuls of granulated sugar, one-half cupful of cream; boil just five minutes; take from the fire and flavor with very little…

French Candies

Equal parts of water and white of egg, mix in confection sugar until the consistency of nice soft cookies; roll in small balls and set away…

Cream Candy (To two pounds of sugar add one)

To two pounds of sugar, add one pint of water and place over the fire; stir until the sugar is dissolved, no longer. Boil slowly, but…

Maple Cream

Maple cream is one of the old new confections that boys and girls hold next to fudge. A recipe pronounced "perfectly lovely," allows a half…

Popcorn Crisp

Pop a big breadpan full of corn. Let some one else make in the meantime some molasses taffy of one cupful of New Orleans molasses, half a…

Maple Cream Candy

Three cupfuls of grated maple sugar, one cupful of thick sweet cream; boil until it hardens when dropped in cold water. Remove from the…

Turkish Candy

Boil together one cupful of water and one pound of sugar until it can be rolled in a soft ball when tested in cold water. While it is…

Chocolate Caramels (Boil slowly together one pound)

Boil slowly together one pound of brown sugar, onehalf cupful of molasses, one-quarter of a pound of grated chocolate, one-half cupful of…

Cream Candy (Boil together two cupfuls)

Boil together two cupfuls of granulated sugar, one-half teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one tablespoonful of vinegar and one cupful of…

Turkish Delight

Two pounds of granulated sugar, ten ounces of cornstarch, fourteen ounces of powdered sugar, three ounces of strained honey, one quart of…

Turkish Asuree

Five ounces of wheat starch, one quart of water, one pound and a half of sugar, one-half of a pound of seeded raisins, one-quarter of a…

Fruit Loaf

This is the way to make a delicious fruit loaf: Cut candied cherries, dates, figs, citron, raisins and pineapple into fine bits and roll…

Sweet Pompadours

Delicious sweet pompadours are made of nougat paste rolled very thin and filled with candied fruits held together and in place by the…

Marshmallow Roast

Having become a craze, promptly comes to the front the pretty and convenient marshmallow toasters, with which to prepare the dainty…

Candied Cherries

Candied cherries, as everyone knows, are greatly in demand as bonbons or in the decoration of fancy desserts. That they are expensive as…

Candied Lemon Orange Peel

To candy lemon or orange peel, remove the thin yellow rind from the fruit. Place it in strong salt and water for three days and soak it in…

Chewing Gum

Prepared balsam of tulu, two ounces; refined sugar, one ounce; oatmeal, three ounces. Soak the gum in water, then mix all the ingredients…

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