This section is from the book "The Steward's Handbook And Guide To Party Catering", by Jessup Whitehead. Also available from Amazon: Larousse Gastronomique.
Several varieties of candy.
Made by melting sugar by heat only, and stirring into it split almonds.
Sugar melted over the fire with the least possible amount of liquid, blanched almonds stirred in.
Baskets formed of either of the foregoing candies in their soft state while hot.

White nougat pyramid sur socle. Ornamental sugar work on a decorated stand.
An ornamental design built up of either of the above in the soft state while hot, such as a hollow globe of brown nougat formed in a mould and supported by a figure of Atlas in cast candy.
A soft candy in loaf form that can be cut like cheese; made of powdered sugar, honey, glucose, almonds, etc.
Another name for the preceding.
 
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