Christmas Recipes 14

CANDIED GRAPEFRUIT PEEL
Cut the peel of 2 grapefruit into strips. Add water to cover the peel. Boil twenty minutes. Drain, and repeat this process three times. Measure the drained peel, and for
1 pint of peel add 2 cups sugar, 11/2 cups water, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Cook slowly in open kettle until syrup is quite heavy. When done remove from the heat, and for each pint of peel and syrup, add 1/2 envelope of gelatin which has been softened in 2 tablespoons of cold water. Stir well to dissolve gelatin. Let the peel stand until thor­oughly cooled. Then drain and roll in granulated sugar. This recipe makes 100 pieces.

SUGARED APRICOTS
1 pound dried apricots 1/2 cup sugar
Wash the fruit, drain it and place it with the sugar in the upper part of a double boiler. Steam it for one hour over boiling water. Then drain it and put it out on waxed paper and let it dry overnight. Roll in sugar the next day.

NEVER-FAIL FUDGE
1pound confectioner's sugar 2 tablespoons butter
4 squares chocolate Vanilla
1 small can evaporated milk 1 can marshmallow whip
Combine all ingredients and boil for ten minutes. Re­move from the heat and beat in the marshmallow whip. Pour into a lightly buttered square pan. Let it cool and become firm. Cut in squares.

CARAMELS
2 cups white sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup light or dark corn 3 tablespoons butter
syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups milk 1 cup chopped nuts
Cook the sugar, corn syrup and one cup of the milk until it forms a soft ball when a little is dropped into a cup of cold water. Then add another cup of milk and cook again till it forms a soft ball in cold water. Then add the last of the milk, the salt and butter and cook until it
forms a soft ball in cold water. Add the vanilla and nuts and pour onto a buttered pan Let stand for about six hours before cutting into squares.

BUTTERSCOTCH
2 cups white sugar 4 tablespoons vinegar
1/2 cup corn syrup 1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup boiling water 1/2 teaspoon salt
Cook the sugar, corn syrup, water and vinegar together until soft ball is formed when a little is dropped into a cup of cold water. Then add the butter and salt and pour into a buttered pan. Cut before it gets too hard.

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