display of candies attracted the attention of America, resulted 
in giving the industry in the United States an impetus which 
soon caused us to lead not only England but all other coun- 
tries. And we have continued this supremacy. The history 
of the candy industry has been a continual record of develop- 
ment. From time to time and very rapidly, especially during 
recent years, new improvements have been made and more 
perfect machinery invented, making possible the many vari- 
ous kinds of candy. It will be readily seen that candy making 
has created a large number of allied industries and increased 
the business of many others. A list would include almost 
every business, and unlike many others, its activities extend 
to every section. ET 
Chemistry plays a very important role in the manufacture 
of confections. All raw materials such as sugar, chocolate, 
cream, butter, nuts, and fruits must undergo a rigid inspection 
before being passed upon as suitable for use in the manu- 
facture of candies: = 
The colors used to produce the beautiful tints, as well as 
the ‘flavors, are products blended by an experienced chemist. 
Just as the artist who mixes his colors to produce the wonder- 
ful color effects on his canvas, so the chemist blends primary 
shades to produce the tints that appeal to the eye of the con- 
sumer of confections. 
A resume of the sources of supply of flavoring oils reads 
like “a ‘trip .around the world. Peppermint, wintergreen, 
orange, sassafras, grape, raspberry, strawberry, and peach 
from the United States; lemon, lime, rose, violet and orange 
Hower water from Italy and France; cinnamon and’ cloves 
from Ceylon; pineapple from Hawaii, Singapore and Bahama; 
vanilla from Mexico, are all gathered to delight the lover of 
confections. Nut Meats in car lots of 30,000 pounds (think of 
quantity of unshelled nuts required to make a car load of the 
meats!) ‘are brought from South America, the home of the 
brazil nut, the pistachio from Persia, the pignolia from Italy, 
the cashew from India, the almond from Spain, France and 
Italy, the mayette and chaberte walnuts from France and 
the more and more popular pecan from Texas and Georgia 
and Louisiana, and, lest we forget—the humble peanut also 
from the Southland. “As to fruits, in addition to pineapple;