Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 295, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1918 — Mother’s Cook Book. [ARTICLE]

Mother’s Cook Book.

Remember: Four things come not back: The spoken. word; The sped arrow; Time past; The neglected opportunity. Peahut Candy. Boil together stirring constantly one pound of brown sugar and six tablespoonfuls of butter for seven minutes after beginning to bubble. Roll one cupful of fresh roasted peanuts on a molding board with the rolling pin until like coarse crumbs, stir inio the hot sirup and pour at "once into a greased pan, mark off at once ini squares, as it hardens immediately. Peanut Butter Fudge. Put two cupfuls of brown sugar and one-fourth of a cupful of milk into a saucepan and heat slowly, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Boil gently until a soft ball is made of the mixture when dropped into cold water. If a thermometer is used boil to 236 or degrees Fahrenheit. Remove from tnte heat and let stand without stirring until lukewarm. Add flavoring and four tablespoonfuls of peanut butter with a pinch of salt. Stir until the mixture begins to thicken and hold its shape, then pour quickly into a wellgreased tin box. Mark off into squares with a sharp knife. Chopped nuts may be substituted for the peanut butter if preferred.

Fruit Rolls. Put one cupful each of seeded dates and raisins, prunes and figs through a meat chopper. Add a tablespoonful of brown sugar, and a tablespoonful of orange juice, mjx thoroughly. Dust the board with powdered sugar and roll the paste into a long roll an inch in diameter. Cut into slices and wrap in waxed paper. Victory Taffy. Put one tablespoonful of (jut butter in a saucepan; when melted, add one-third of a cupful of honey, onethird of a cupful of corn sirup and onethird of,a cupful of strong coffee and one cupful of brown sugar. Heat slowly until the sugar is dissolved. Boil gently until the sirup will form a hard ball when dropped in cold water or cook to 260 degrees Fahrenheit. When cool enough to knead pull until light colored. Pull out In long strips an inch wide and cut into three-inch lengths. Wrap each piece in wax paper. j*’ Frosted Pop-Corn. Have ready freshly selected popcorn. Make a maple fudge or any desired flavor. When the fudge has reached the soft-ball stage pour over the pop-corn. Stir until coated and let diy.