Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 42, 19 December 1909 — Page 16

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Women's Plea for Domestic Science Department Interests Congress.

LIKE THE CROP BULLETINS

WIVES OF THE FARMERS COULD BE ADVISED BY THE EXPERTS HOW TO PREPARE FOOD AND OTHER MATTERS.

Recipes for Christmas Candies; Making Fondant Most Important

One woman who lives in the east end and has a large list of acquaintances remembers them all every Christmas with a holly ribbon tied box or home made candies, delicious sorts made by herself. She buys a

lot of fancy boces of all kinds and , 0f hot water, a pinch of cream of tar-

then starts in to fill them with herjtar, lne onjy difference in the process candies, and these boxes of eonfec-, ueius; that maple fondant requires tionery are looked eagerly forward to j longer beating to make it creamy. All

cherries and rolling them in maple j fondant, melted sligutly. j This maple fondant can be made the same way as the white fondant by j using two cupfuls of brown sugar,

one cupful of maple sirup, one cupful

Candied violets and rose leaf petals are easy to make and delicious, as ev- j ery one knows. Iarge raisins seeded j and filled with blanched almonds. Ens- j

lish walnuts, and candied cherries, and then the stuffed raisin put into anoth

er seeded raisin and tempting. Dates may ah?o be treated in the same way. One thins more should be added, and that is that when you are making white or maple fondant be sure when the boiling process is on that the crystals which form on the side of the kettle are wiped off with a sponge or soft cloth, for if they fall back into the boiling sirup they cause granulation and spoil the candy.

each year by the recipients.

"It's easy to make fancy candies,"

Washington. D. C. Dec. IS.-Thc teaching of domestic science on a broau scale may be undertaken by the fed

eral government as the result of representations that have been made to congress by the National Pure Food association. This organization wishes the government to conduct investigations of the best methods of food preparations and dispense information and instruction upon the subject as ii done on matters pertaining to crop cultivation and stock raising. Miss Emma C. Sickels, secretary of the association, appeared before the house committee on agriculture and asked that an appropriation be made to provide for such investigations and the dissemination oi' the information obtained. The senate committee already has voted unanimously for such an appropriation. Nothing for Farmers' Wives. Miss Sickels pointed out that the government is doing much for the farmers through the department of agriculture, but practically nothing for the farmer's wives. The latter need instruction in the selection and preparation of foods quite as much as their husbands do in the handling of soils and crops. The government has done some work along this line, but the association believes that a systematic educational plan should be adopted, having the prime purpose of instructing housewives in the economical utilization of foods. The congressmen were urged particularly to give federal assistance to such agricultural colleges as maintain departments of domestic science. With such assistance, it is argued, it would be possible to bring these departments to the highest state of efficiency. The plan contemplates the systematization of the work in these schools through the department of agriculture, the bulletins issued to be used as a standard of instruction. This campaign was launched ten years ago when Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks, Mrs. James M. Kyle and Miss Sickels presented the same arguments to the senate committee. The matter was allowed to drop, however, and only recently the association has resumed its endeavors to interest congress in the work.

she said recently, "if one only learns OUt almond, etc.

first the art of making fondant, the foundation of all cream candies. I make mine by putting two cupfuls of granulated sugar and a pinch of cream of tartar into a kettle which cooks evenly all over the bottom, and then pour over this half a cupful of water. This sirup must boil without being stirred until it will form a soft ball when dropped into ice water. "When it has reached this point I turn it out on to a large platter or, better still, a marble slab (I have the top of an old marble topoed table)

which has been lightly greased, i

Watch carefully and when it is cold enough to bear your fingers stir it rapidly with a wooden spoon until a thick creamy mass is formed; then dust the bread board lightly with pulverized sugar, turn the fondant on to this and knead the mass as you would bread until it is soft and smooth. It is best to let the fondant stand in a covered glass bowl for three or four hours before beginning to make your fancy candies your chocolate creams, nut and cocoanut rolls."

sorts of flavoring may bo added to the white fondant rose, peppermint, lem-

If one does not care to make foni dant there are other Christmas can

dies made easily and quickly. Pano- ( ha is nice and is made by stirring one pound of brown sugar and half a cupful of cream until it boils and forms a soft ball when dropped into cold water. As you take it from the fire drop into it a pint of pecan nuts, stirring until the sugar is granulated.

Confections with Candied Fruit. Candied fruit added to the fondant makes delicious confections. Melt one cupful of the fondant slightly over hot water and add to it a tablespoonful each of finely cut citron, chopped almonds, candied cherries, and half a teaspoonful of vanilla. Put this Into a pan and add a weight to press it into shape. Let it stand twenty-four hours and cut into squares. Cocoanut balls are made by rubbing into the fondant as much shredded cocoanut as it will hold. If desired it may be dipped into melted chocolate. It's best to use the bitter chocolate, and when dipping fondant balls or ovals, as you may have shaped them, use a knitting needle inserted into one end, as they will then be dipped evenly. The best chocolate drops are made by rolling an almond nut in a small ball of the fondant and dipping into the chocolate. Another fine candy is made by taking small balls of the fondant flavored with vanilla and filled with chopped

Nuts Coated With Sirup. Nuts coated with sirup are made by boiling a cupful of sugar and a quarter of a cupful of water until it is brittle when dropped into water. Flavor with lemon or vanilla. Heat walnuts, almonds, pecans, or peanuts, but do not brown, and dip them quickly into the heated sugar by means of the darning needle. Nut and fruit confections are made by chopping half a pound each of dates and preserved cherries, a iound each of figs and English walnut meats mixing thoroughly and rolling mixture into a thin sheet on the bread board, covering the board first with the pulverized sugar. Cut out with a small cutter and roll in sugar.

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Pathetic Pride. Willie had bad a tumble when he was a baby, and his hip was so hurt that ever after he was obliged to use a crutch. On one occasion, when his mother had bought him a new crutch of the latest and most approved style, Willie expressed his enthusiasm and delight in the roundest terms. "And, oh, mother," he exclaimed in conclusion, referring to a little friend of his who, having the use of both legs, had no need of crutches, "won't Johnny Knowles be jealous:" New York Times.

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General Crozier Tells gress We Are Not Fighting Shape.

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Washington, D. C, Dec. 18. "There is no first class, respectable power with which we are in the slightest degree liable to have any complications or a conflict which cannot put into the field almost immediately at least .",- XHn0O men. They would put them wherever the conflict might be more rapidly thau w could manufacture arms, organize troops or deliver them on the grounds to oppose them." . This statement was made by Brigadier General Crozier. chief of ordnance of the army, at his hearing before the house committee on military affairs, just before the army appropriation bill was reported to the house. The reserve of ammunition which we consider desirable to have," added General Crozier, "considering the facilities for manufacturing, both in government and private establishments. hno hpn fivprt tontattvolv norhnna at

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"If V3 have that upon entering into war or active preparation for war. with the facilities we have for manufacture operated at their full capacity day and night, we will be able to keep up the supply that will be needed. At the rate at which we would go under the amount that was appropriated in th-3 last appropriation act it would require about six and oae-half years to accumulate that reserve: Rt the rate which we will go under the estimate before you, for use after June Ort next, it will require twelve years to accumulate the reserve."

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