Candy Making Tips From Mrs Owen and a Sweet Memory
The piece reviews directions from Mrs Catherine Owens candy book and shows fondant and fondant nibbles, orange balls, cream centers, and nougat methods. It highlights how to boil sugar, dip balls, and coat with fondant or chocolate, plus a note on orange and raspberry flavoring and the nostalgia of the old cookbook.
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Catherine Owen
How to Make Most Delicious Fondant and Candies
A practical guide to shaping fondant rolls with nuts and sugar, dipping grapes in hot candy for a glossy coat, and glazing orange quarters. Notes include drying times, equipment tips, and limits on shelf life for grapes and oranges.
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Malaga
How the South Celebrates Christmas in Holiday Week
The piece describes Southern Christmas customs from Christmas Eve to Candlemas. It notes a week of merrymaking, hog and beef hold, jelly and pickles abundance, and elaborate table settings. Oysters, gumbo, stuffed turkey, rice, and special preserves define a festive Southern Christmas dinner.
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Ton
Alabama
Festivity Adheres to Ancient Southern Christmas Customs
A Southern Christmas supper features buttered Irish potatoes, gravy, four side dishes like butter beans or spinach, and a salad of apples celery and mayonnaise. Desserts include plum pudding with holly, charlotte russe and jelly, ending with fruit cake and coffee while children share shaking jelly and silly bub, followed by gifts and fireworks on the plantation.
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