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Show Valentine treats By KALYN SECRETAN The mid-February holiday has been a festival of romance since the days of ancient Rome. After the coming of Christianity, the holiday was named in honor of Bishop Valentine. Heart-shaped foods and red and pink foods seem to say "Be My Valentine" on this special day. Favorite items are heart-shaped cookies or cupcakes. Sandwiches cut in the shape of a heart and served with your favorite filling taste gopd on Valentine's. Cinnamon Cin-namon rolls can be baked in a heart-shaped pan. For chocolate lovers, brownies are great with a candy heart decoration added to each piece. Brownies 2 cups sugar 2 cups flour 4 eggs 2 squares margarine k cup cocoa V2 tsp. salt Cream margarine and sugar, add eggs and beat well. Add dry ingredients and stir into mixture. Pour into an 8x12 cake pan and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Thimble Cookies 2 squares margarine or butter ' 2 cup sufar 2 eggs, separated 2 tsps. vanilla 2 cups flour nuts or coconut jam or jelly Cream butter, add sugar. Mix well. Add egg yolks, vanilla and flour. Shape into balls and dip in unbealep egg white. Then roll in chopped nuts or coconut. Place on cookie sheet and dent with a thimble. Bake at 350 for five minutes. Dent again and bake for 10 minutes. Fill dent with jelly while hot. Cherry Slice 2 cup butter 1'2 cups flour 2 Tbsp. sugar l- tsp. salt Mix together and bake for 10 minutes at 350. Topping: 2 eggs, beaten l'i cups brown sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 2 cup coconut 1 cup cherries '2 cup walnuts Bake for 20-25 minutes at 325. Ice with plain icing. Raspberry Bars 1 cup flour 1 tsp. baking powder 2 cup butter 1 tsp. milk 1 egg, beaten Mix as for pastry and spread over pan. Spread with raspberry jam. Then cover with the following: 1 cup sugar 2 cups coconut 1 i square margarine 1 tsp. vanilla 1 egg, beaten Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, vanilla and coconut. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. |