CHEWING GUM.
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Prepared Balsam Tolu 2 lbs.
White Sugar 1 ”
Oatmeal 3 ”
Sufficient Water.
Dissolve or soften the gum in the water, then mix in the sugar and oatmeal into a thick paste. Roll out into sticks in pulverized sugar mixed with flour or corn starch. Dry.
Paraffine Chewing Gum.
Paraffine dissolved in cottonseed oil and glycerine at a moderate heat, stirring constantly, then cooled and pressed; may be used in this state as chewing gum, or substituted in above formula for the balsam tolu.