SOME OLD-FASHIONED CANDIES
Chocolate Taffy
| 1½ Cupfuls of Molasses | 1 Small Teaspoonful of |
| 1½ Cupfuls of Sugar | Flour |
| ½ Cupful of Milk | Butter the size of a Wal- |
| 2 Squares of Chocolate | nut |
Stir the sugar, flour and grated chocolate into the molasses and milk. When hot add the butter. Boil until it strings. Pour into buttered tin. When nearly cold mark into squares.
Molasses Candy
| 2 Cupfuls of Molasses | Butter the size of a Wal- |
| 2 Teaspoonfuls of Vinegar | nut |
| ¼ Teaspoonful of Soda |
Put the molasses, vinegar and butter into a saucepan. Boil until it strings when dropped from a spoon, or until it is brittle when dropped into cold water. Stir the soda in briskly and pour into a buttered tin. When nearly cold, pull until nearly white. Cut into small pieces or sticks and lay on buttered platter.
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