t. Moreover, many young women have studied clay
modeling and to them the modeling of candy is indeed simple. While the
modeled candy that is sold in candy stores often--though not
always--contains harmful substances, potato fondant is absolutely
wholesome.

Potato fondant shows particular superiority over the almond paste in the
making of small objects and all fine and thin work. The results are as
attractive to the palate as to the eye, although candy modeled from
potato fondant does not have the peculiar oily richness of the products
fashioned from almond paste.

For one batch take as much of the uncooked potato fondant as the work
in hand calls for. Into it work all the sugar that it will take. Stop
the kneading just as soon as the mixture shows a tendency to crumble.
Model it into any form desired. It is best not to make the pieces too
large. The modeling may be done with the small clay modeling tool now
common in kindergartens and technical schools, or with a clean orange
stick.

A thin sheet of glass will be found exceedingly satisfactory upon which
to model. As the glass is thin, intricate flowers of many petals, for
instance, can be slipped off with little disturbance. Use a thin knife
to loosen and lift only slightly, slipping each model off with as little
handling as possible. Another advantage is that the glass can easily be
washed.

=Coloring.=--The vegetable coloring pastes which are sold for use in
cooking are harmless. A set of the small jars ordinarily sold for ten
cents a jar will probably be enough for any candy that the amateur may
make in one season. The colors generally in the set are fruit red, leaf
green, golden yellow, caramel, violet, damask, rose, mandarin, orange
blue, salmon and chestnut.

These pastes may be used in three ways. They may be cooked or worked
into a candy mixture or they may be used very much the same as water
color pigments and applied with a brush.

In the first method it is well to remember that the shade should be
mixed a little heavier than desired and must be very thoroughly mixed if
used in fondant or prepared compounds. The rules of color combination
prevail here as everywhere. So if grades of tone or different colors are
desired almost any wish may be met by combination of color.

To get just the tone desired, after mixing the colors dissolve a small
portion in water and then dip into this liquid a lump of sugar. If the
tint is not the right one, it is easily