Evening star., 1952-10-05
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COOKIE RECIPES.
mrs. M. D. A., WGshington)

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Although q recent arrival in
Washington, I have followed
your RICH avidly from the sec
ond night we were here, which
is, of course. when I first saw
The Evening Star.
Now at last I am glad to be
In a position to contribute some-
thing. Referring to Mrs. r. c..
Arlington. who inquired about
cookie recipes requiring honey.
the following are favorite recipes
of ours and are not really as
complicated as they look:
Leckerli: One-half cup sugar.
" cup honey. III teaspoons
cloves. Ia teaspoons nutmeg.
1h2 tablespoons cinnamon. Ia
ounces candied orange peel, Ia
ounces candied lemon peel,
teaspoon soda, 2 tablespoons
cold water. grated rind of "a
lemon, l cup unblanched al
monds, sliced thin. 3 cups sifted
flour. Combine sugar and honey
in saucepan; place over low heat
and bring to boiling point. Re-
move from heat. Add spices and
peels which have been cut in
small pieces. Dissolve soda in
cold water and add to spice mix
ture. Add grated lemon rind,
almonds and flour, knead until
well blended. Roll dough on
Toured board into rectangular
sheet u inch thick. Place on
cookie sheet which has been lined
with heavy waxed paper. Bake
in moderate oven, 325 degrees.
about 30 minutes. While sheet
Of Leckerli is still warm, spread
with sirup made with "a cup
sugar and "a cup water which
has been cooked until it spins
a thread (238 degrees on a candy
thermometer). Cut Leckerli into
small triangles. When cold, pack
in tin boxes to ripen.
Eight-Day Honey Cookies:
One cup honey, cup sugar, 2
tablespoons orange juice, / ounce
each citron, candied orange
peel, lemon peel. 2 cups blanched
almonds, 2 cups sifted flour, "A
teaspoon salt. " teaspoon each
connamon. olives, nutmeg, all
spice. Heat honey. Add sugar
and orange Juice. Force citron.
candied peel and almonds
through food chopper. Add to
first mixture. Add sifted dry in
gradients; cover; chill for 8 days.
Roll very thin: cut with floured
cutters: bake on creased cookie
sheets in moderate oven, 325 de-
grees, about IL minutes. Spread
with an icing of confectioners'
sugar, mixed with orange Juice
and q little grated rind. Store
2 weeks in alright container
before using.
Date and Nut Bars: Three
eggs. well beaten. cup honey.
grated rind of lemon, cup of
sifted flour, "a teaspoon salt.
teaspoon baking powder,
pound dates, pitted and sliced,
cup chopped nuts. powdered
sugar. Combine beaten eggs,
honey and lemon rind; beat well,
add sifted dry ingredients, dates
and nuts; mix we'll. Turn into
creased and waxed paper-lined
shallow pan 13 by 8 inches:
bake in moderate oven, 1926 de-
grees for 40 to As minutes. Turn
out onto rack; remove paper:
cool. Wrap in waxed paper, place
in covered container. let ripen
several days. Cut into 8 by
inch bars: roll in powdered
sugar.
With reference to the trouble
mentioned by Mrs. H. B.. WASH
ington, in the same issue where
in her blueberry rolls are under.
cooked in the center I wonder
if she means rolls. or If she
means mullins. I had muffins do
that until I corrected the trouble
by using smaller muffin tins, a
lower heat in the oven so that
the outside did not cook SO
quickly that it left the inside
undone. Incidentally a little
sugar sprinkled over the muffin
batter before placing in the
oven results in a sweet crackly
crust on the muffin that re-
ceives great approval from my
family.
Some time ago I saw a refer
ence to saving poinsettas from
one year to the next, wherein
the correspondent said she had
placed her plants on their sides
and they had started to sprout
new shoots. I wonder If I
missed q further reference to
this subject. as I have been
waiting ever since to see what
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