8 lbs. Sugar.
2 lbs. Glucose.
Color.
3 pints water.
Flavor.
PROCESS.--Boil the sugar, water and glucose in the usual way to weak
crack, say 300; pour the boil on the slab, color and flavor to taste;
work the batch up until stiffish, then roll the boil round, getting one
end down to a point as directed for sticks, pull it off in lengths of
about three feet and about one inch thick; cut in pieces with "JACKSON
BALL CUTTER" and roll round with the hand. An expert assistant is
necessary for this operation, as the balls must be shaped while hot and
kept on the move till cold.
[Illustration: JACKSON BALL CUTTERS.
This cut represents our Improved Ball Cutter, or Press, which cuts only
one size ball; the improvement consists of a finger bar, operated by a
cam, so that each time the handle is raised the fingers throw out the
balls from between the knives.
Fig 211 a.
No. 1 Cuts 8 balls, 1-1/8 inch diameter (with Fingerbar)}
" 2 " 11 balls, 13-16 in. " " } $15 00
" 3 " 9 balls, 1 inch " " }
]
[Illustration: Jackson Ball Cutter.
This Machine has two steel knives, and is regulated by a gauge, so that
it will cut Balls of any size.
Fig. 210 a.