A Little Candy Book for a Little Girl

A little girl named Betsey Bobbitt learns candy-making from her mother in a series of narrative lessons that introduce simple, child-friendly recipes and techniques. The book combines practical instructions and an equipment list with recipes for fudges, caramels, cooked and uncooked cream candies, stuffed dainties, nut confections, popcorn treats, and salted nuts, and concludes with a chapter on a party. An appendix presents sugar-sparing recipes and guidance issued under government direction, and overall the instructions favor straightforward methods and wholesome ingredients suitable for young cooks.