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WM. M. BELL'S "PILOT"
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When well pulled form in strips on spinning table and cut in 5-cent bars.

DANDY MOLASSES TAFFY.

Place in kettle

5 lbs. glucose.
5 lbs. granulated sugar.
5 lbs. best New Orleans molasses.
1 lb. finest creamery butter.
1 qt. sweet cream or ice cream.

Stir continually and cook to 254 degrees. Pour on greased slab and knead up until quite cool and pull well.

Cut in 5-cent bars.

You should get between 60 and 70 5-cent pieces out of this batch.

MOLASSES TAFFY.

Place in kettle

18 lbs. No. 14 yellow sugar.
2 qts. water.

Cook to 290 or 300° and add 3 quarts best molasses, 2 pounds butter and 1 tablespoonful salt. Cook to 258 or 260° and pour on well greased slab. Place ½ ounce soda on batch and knead in. Flavor vanilla and pull good.

Cut in 2 or 3-ounce pieces and sell for 5c per.

This is an extra fine taffy.

MOLASSES PEPPERMINT

Place in kettle,

4 lbs. brown sugar.
3 lbs. molasses.
4 lbs. glucose.
½ lb butter.
1 qt. water.