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off before it is quite done; then add the vanilla. Beat it until it creams; then
pour in a dish. Put out to cool and cut in squares.
NAN'S CANDY
2 pints of light-brown sugar wet with cream.
Don't cook too much. When it begins to boil, put in a good-sized lump of
butter.
After taking it off, put in vanilla, stir hard, and add nuts.
PEANUT BRITTLE
1 pint brown sugar,
1 pint shelled peanuts.
Melt the sugar in a pan till it boils and turns color; then pour over the nuts,
which have been scattered on a well-buttered slab.
Cut in squares or break in pieces.
PEPPERMINT CANDY
2 teacups white sugar,
1 tablespoon butter,
1 tablespoon vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon soda,
1/2 cup of boiling water.
Set on stove and stir till thoroughly dissolved.
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