phen with the year just starting. One pretty favor I have made is to run out large patties in any desired shade and with decorating icing pipe the dates on and a little vine or flower added, helps.
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY.
Red, white and blue variegated patties and small flags piped on large patties.
VALENTINE'S DAY.
Quite an elaborate line can be made for Valentine Parties, red opera stick, red cinnamon patties, heart patties run in starch, heart-shaped ice cream dishes which I will explain. It is first necessary to have a form made by a tinner, cut out a circular piece of tin about five inches in diameter, draw a heart on it and bend a strip of tin about one inch wide and 15 inches long to fit the heart, and solder on solidly.
Place in kettle
| 4 | lbs. sugar. |
| 1 | lb. glucose. |
| 1 | qt. water. |
Cook to 300° and pour on greased slab, color red, flavor cassia and knead up good until quite stiff. Place in front of table-furnace and spin out in strips about ¾ inch wide and 15 inches long or long enough to go around the heart mold, wrap around mould and drop off in front of electric fan. Continue this way until batch is consumed. Grease slab and set hearts on it so as they will not touch one another. Place in kettle 4 lbs. sugar, 1 lb. glu-
