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Almond Macaroons. 

 From Philadelphia Press. 



Two eggs, whites, one coffee cup level full of powdered sugar, one-half 

 pound of sweet Almonds. Pour boiling water over the Almonds to take off 

 the brown skin, then put them in the oven to dry; when cold pound them to 

 paste. Beat up the eggs and sugar to a stiff froth and add them to the Almond 

 paste, mixing them thoroughly with the back of a spoon. Roll the prepara- 

 tion in your hands in little balls the size of a nutmeg and place them on a 

 piece of white paper an inch apart. Bake them in a cool oven a light brown. 



MRS. H. J. S. 

 HARRISBURG, February 9. 



Reception Cake. 



Two cupfuls of butter, two- cupfuls of sugar, ten eggs, one quart of flour, 

 one teaspoonful baking powder, two cupfuls currants, cupful citron, in thin 

 small slices; one-half orange rind, peeled very thin and cut small; one-half 

 cupful Almonds, blanched and cut in shreds; one teaspoonful each extract of 

 allspice and cinnamon. Rub the butter and sugar to a white light cream, add 

 the eggs, two at a time, beating five minutes between each addition. Add the 

 flour sifted with the powder, currants, citron, orange peel, Almonds and 

 extracts. Mix carefully into a rather soft batter, put in a buttered paper-lined 

 shallow cake tin, bake carefully in a moderate steady oven two and one-quarter 

 hours. 



MRS. JNO. CHEESMAN. 



CAMDBN, N. J. 



Almond Balls. 



Two cups sugar, three-fourths cup cold water, boil until it hairs. Set away 

 to cool for half an hour, and then add a half pound blanched almonds broken 

 in small pieces, and a few drops of either vanilla or bitter almonds, according 

 to taste. Stir with a wooden spoon until it creams; place on a marble slab or a 

 large dish and knead a few minutes as you would bread; then mould into balls 

 with your hands. 



Fruit Cake. 



Two pounds raisins, one pound currants, five ounces citron, five ounces 

 orange peel, six ounces lemon peel, one-half pound almonds, one pound butter, 

 one pound brown sugar, one-half dozen eggs well beaten, two tablespoonfuls 

 mace, one tablespoonful cinnamon, two grated nutmegs, one pound sifted flour. 

 Dissolve one tablespoonful of baking soda in a little water before putting in 

 oven; bake two hours in slow oven. 



MRS. CLYDE. 



