Everton Taffy
11/2 pounds brown sugar, 3 ounces butter, 11/2 tea-cups cold water. Boil all together, with the rind of 1 lemon, adding juice, when done.
Salted Almonds
First shell, then pour boiling water over them, remove skins, put in baking-pan with small pieces of butter, stir frequently with spoon, just before brown, sprinkle with salt, and when brown remove from oven.