CHAPTER XII
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS
Dried fruits are rich in sugar, which is the reason that they can be kept for a long time. Some of them need little preparation to make them take the place of candy.
Nuts furnish the foodstuffs in which fruits are deficient. When fruits and nuts are combined, very nutritious candies are obtained. A few combinations are given in this chapter, and others can be made as fancy and circumstances dictate.
A study of the food values on page 15 will show what an important place these combinations may hold in the diet, even taking the place on a tramp or a railroad journey of bread and meat. A basket of salted nuts and stuffed fruits makes a gift that is always appreciated.
To Blanch Almonds
Cover shelled almonds with boiling water, let stand two minutes, drain, cover with cold water, again drain. Brown skins can be easily slipped
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