Candy Makers’ Manual for the Household

By Cal O. Enos

Through the urgent solicitation of my many friends, I have been induced to publish this brief work on candy making. It has been my aim to make it plain and simple, so that it can be readily understood by those who are not acquainted with the art, and at the same time be a book of ready reference for those that are. Those who purchase this work will find that the most simple language has been employed, thereby avoiding the use of any terms likely to perplex the student. In conclusion, I wish to add that I am a resident of Colorado City and expect to make this city my future home; therefore, will ever be in readiness to help all my students to the fullest extent of my ability. For further information call on, or address
CAL. O. ENOS,
Colorado City, Colo., 1905

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pikes Peak Library District
• Release date: Nov 30, 2013
• ISBN: 9781567353365

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Candy Makers’ Manual for the Household

Containing Finest Formulas for the Use of Amateurs, & Proficient Help to the Professional.

Prepared by

Cal. O. Enos,

Colorado City, Colorado

1905

Published by

with the

Old Colorado City Historical Society

Candy Makers’ Manual for the Household: Containing Finest Formulas for the Use of Amateurs, and Proficient Help to the Professional

Special contents copyright 2013 Pikes Peak Library District.

All rights reserved. Smashwords edition.

Originally published by Cal. O. Enos, Colorado City, Colorado, 1905. New cover illustration, foreword, and research added.

This publication was made possible by private funds.

Disclaimer: Recipes in this book are presented for their historical interest only. These recipes have not been tested by the publisher and extreme caution is advised when using all kitchen equipment and when cooking at high temperatures. Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD), PPLD Board of Trustees, PPLD employees and editors, are not responsible for any harm or injuries resulting from the contents of this book.

Smashwords e-book ISBN 978-1-56735-336-5

paperback ISBN 978-1-56735-335-8

Library of Congress Control Number 2013951385

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Foreword & Acknowledgments

The Iris Publishing Company, operated by the Colorado City Iris newspaper, printed between 1,000 and 3,000 copies of the Candy Makers’ Manual for the Household by Cal. O. Enos during the spring of 1905. Today, only two copies are known to have survived the last century. The University of Chicago Library has a copy and local historian and collector Ray Turner owns the second. Ray kindly loaned his copy to Special Collections at Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) to be scanned and republished.

R. L. Polk and Co.’s Colorado Springs, Colorado City and Manitou City Directory 1905–1906 identifies 37 retail confectioners in the three communities—seven of them in Colorado City. The regional residents’ collective sweet tooth must have kept the 20 area dentists busy—especially Dr. David A. Johnston, who was the only dentist listed who had an office in Colorado City.

The Candy Makers’ Manual contains dozens of formulas for creating early 20th century candies, confections, extracts, and syrups. The recipes are for large batches, and though the author notes that one can scale the proportions for smaller quantities, he does not advise too small a batch, as it colors quicker and does not give the satisfaction that a larger batch would.

We are grateful to Ray Turner for sharing his rare copy of the Candy Makers’ Manual and for his research on Cal Enos for this book. Thanks also to PPLD’s scanning technician Nina Kuberski who prepared the text from images of the original pages using optical character recognition software.

Thank you to Emily Anderson who did extensive research on the Enos family and on the manufacturing methods for glucose, which is a key ingredient for many of the candy formulas. Emily learned that the components combined to make the early 20th century candy may differ from the ingredients of the same names today. Emily also proofread the book alongside the original 1905 publication to ensure an authentic representation of Enos’s Manual.

We are grateful to Jody Jones for assembling the research on Cal Enos and his family into a great About the Author, which provides wonderful insight into the life and times of this interesting confectioner.

We thank our adventurous archivist, Heather Norris, who successfully made a few of the candies described here. She advises experimenters to use a candy thermometer and a slab of polished marble for most preparation requirements. Readers will note that the temperatures are quite exact and are calculated for high altitude—for example, to make Cocoanut Dainties one must, cook to 234 degrees. Then add ¼ lb. butter, scant pint rich milk, stir and cook to 236 degrees. Please exercise extreme caution with the high temperatures should you attempt to make anything described in this book. Heather demonstrated some of the candy recipes as part of PPLD TV’s Tasting History video series produced by Jamey Hastings—a fusion of cooking and history.

Our gratitude goes to the members of the Old Colorado City Historical Society and their president Sharon Swint for supporting the republishing of this book and for hosting the release event. We also appreciate Dave T. Van Ness, executive director of Old Colorado City Associates, LTD; Jewels Burdick and Sarah Arnold of SuperFine Designs; and Jocelyne Sansing, manager of PPLD’s Old Colorado City Library, for their local promotional assistance.

Thanks to David Rasmussen, information specialist at the Old Colorado City Library, who provided assistance with the current addresses for business locations mentioned in this book. Many street names and building numbers changed after Colorado City was annexed by Colorado Springs in 1917. We also thank Mary Ellen White for her assistance in preparing this book for e-book formats.

We believe that you will enjoy reading the Candy Makers’ Manual, not solely as a cookbook, but as a text that embodies the sweet flavors of early 20th century Colorado City.

Wishing you a tasty read,

Paula J. Miller, Executive Director, PPLD

Tim Blevins, Special Collections Manager, PPLD

About the Author

The author of this delightful Candy Makers’ Manual, Clarence Oliver Enos, often known as Cal, was not only a well-known candy maker in early 20th-century Colorado City, but also an accomplished musician. I’m, Oh! So Fly, with words and music by Cal O. Enos, was published in 1907 by the Colorado Music Company.

Cal Oliver Enos was originally from Connersville, Indiana, where he and his twin brother Clem were born in 1867. Cal attended the Cincinnati College of Music. In 1887,