Page:Wm. M. Bell's "pilot"; an authoritative book on the manufacture of candies and ice creams (1911).djvu/78

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WM. M. BELL'S "PILOT"

Pour in the sieve and allow to set for about 3 or 4 minutes. Turn sieve upside down and scrape peanuts out.

Form between iron bars set about 6 inches apart and roll smooth with rolling pin.

Allow to cool for a moment and cut ½ inches wide to be sold at 5 cents.

This is a dandy peanut bar. Use the straining in chocolate caramels or dissolve and use to make chocolate syrup for the soda fountain.

PEANUT TAFFY.

Place in kettle

3 lbs. glucose.
2 lbs. sugar.
5 lbs. Spanish Peanuts.
1 qt. water.

Set on fire, stir and cook until the peanuts are well done. They should be brown and cracking which requires quite a little cooking. Add ¼-pound butter and 2 tablespoonsful salt. When dissolved pour batch on greased slab and turn up a few times and then place between iron bars and roll out smooth with rolling pin. Cut in 5- or 10-cent bars or cut to fit pans.

PEANUT TAFFY No. 2.

Place in kettle

5 lbs. sugar.

Set on slow fire and stir until sugar is dissolved and add 5 pounds No. 1 Spanish Peanuts. Work in well and set off fire for a few