Show How to Make Macaroons M in il Your Youri I i v Home Kitchen t cr c i e oe t 41 c e c eoe c c e c may be successfully MACAROONS M 1 Vi made in the home homo kitchen and without special utensils You may buy almond paste in tins for making macaroons During cold old Weather the paste will keep a along along long IonS time after atter it is opened Smaller quantities may be bought at confect confectioners places Take half haIt a pound of almond paste of a pound of powdered sugar a level evel tea teaspoonful teaspoonful teaSpoonful spoonful of flour the whites of four eggs and vanilla to flavor Mix the air al almond alMond mond paste sugar ugar and flour and work ork together with the hands until well mixed and andree tree free from lumps or better still sUlI if an almond grater is at hand mix them and run through the grater Then add the whites of eggs and vanilla vanilla la a and knead to a smooth paste Line shallow baking pans with paper and drop the mixture upon it in small piles from the end of a spoon allowing plenty of room for spreading The al almond al almond mond mixture should be sUn stilt enough to hold its shape but in baking it spreads Bake B ke fifteen or twenty min minutes minutes minutes utes in a slow oven when done laythe lay laythe ay the sheet of paper containing the cake caked upon a board boaro saturated with water and in half halt a minute or more by gen gently genty r ty using a knife the macaroons way bo be easily rem ed t Should it be impossible to buy bu the paste conveniently it may be made mad as afi follows Blanch a pound p und of best almonds and to lessen Jessen the Ute tendency to oil oU during pounding throw them th m into cold water for several hours Then drain and wipe dry Put them into a mortar a few at ata a time and pound to a smooth paste adding addinga a few drops occasion occasionally occasionally i ally any to prevent oiling When all have been reduced to a paste boil four foul cup cupfuls cupfuls up fuls of granulated sugar and a cupful of water together the syrup s rup will I snap when tested in cold water then I Ir remove move r from the fire add the nut paste I and stir continually until cold Pack I In an airtight jar cover with heavy dark paper to exclude the light and keepin keep in a old gold place Date macaroons are a great delicacy They are made after the recipe which follows i Take six ounces of almond paste six sic ounces of powdered sugar three ounces of seeded dates finely chopped a very little grated orange rind and the whites i of three large eggs Mix the almond I paste and sugar and work together i with the hands until fine and smooth or or run through an almond grater Add the dates and orange rind and mix I well then the the whites of eggs and knead to a smooth stiff paste using if necessary a a little more white of egg I drop on paper An shallow baking pans brush with beaten white of egg dust with powdered sugar and in the tha cen center center center ter of ot each stick a small strip of date Bake aake in a slow oven and remove from the paper as directed for almond ma macaroons caroon Cocoanut macaroons are the simplest of the macaroon family to make To the of three eggs add a cup of powdered sugar and beat until very fish ligh then flavor with vanilla and add adda a half h lf pound package of prepared co cocoanut cocoanUt cocoanut Drop the tle mixture about the size ofa a large hickory nut upon but buttered buttered baking b king pans and allow plenty of room for spreading Bake Is a slow oven oyen |