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Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Hot sugar. Hot sugar sticks to skin and burns far hotter than boiling water: don't touch or taste it. Keep a bowl of cold water close, and keep children away while it cooks.
Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Select the best quality of figs and steam until soft, then make an incision in each lengthwise and stuff with chopped nut meats.
Close and place on a buttered pan.
Boil together two cupfuls of sugar, one-half cupful of water, and one-fourth teaspoonful of cream of tartar.
Boil until it will make a hard ball when dropped into cold water, flavor with a little vanilla, and then pour over the stuffed figs.
When nearly cold mark off into squares, then dip in melted chocolate.