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COCOANUT MACAROONS

Y |b. desiccated cocoanut 3 egg whites (beaten stiff)

34 cup sugar

Drop from teaspoon on buttered baking pan. Bake in moderate oven (325
degrees) for 20 minutes, until slightly brown.

Filling

Pulverized sugar, melted butter, milk and vanilla. Put between.

ALMOND AND DATE MACAROONS
2 egg whites beaten stiff 1 cup chopped almonds
1 cup sugar 1 cup chopped dates

Mix and drop on buttered pan. Put in a cold oven and bake at 300 degrees
for about 40 minutes.

ROCKS
2 eggs 1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon soda 1 cup chopped raisins
4 tablespoons sour mifk 1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups flour 1 cup nuts

1 cup butter

Oatmeal instead of nuts may be used. Drop by teaspoon onto well oiled baking
sheet.

DATE DROP CAKES

1 cup butter 1 teaspoon soda in jusr
1 cup sugar a littke warm water
1 pkg. dates 3 eggs

Little salt 1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup nuts 2 cups flour

Drop from teaspoon on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

COCOANUT MACAROONS

2 egg whites beaten stiff 2 dessertspoons cornstarch
1 cup sugar
Put in double boiler and boil 5 minutes. Take from stove and add enough
cocoanut to make stiff. Flavor with vanilla. Drop from spoon into greased pan. Bake
at 300 degrees for 20 minutes.

SHORT COOKIES

Y cup lard 2 eggs beaten separately and
Y2 cup butter then together
1 small cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder

2 cups flour
Roll thin, cut with cookie cutter and bake on cookie sheet at 350 degrees for
10 minutes.

DATE SHORTBREAD

1% cups oatmeal or cooked Y2 cup butter
bran flakes Y2 cup brown sugar
Y2 cup flour Y2 teaspoon soda

Mix all. Cook 1 Ib. dates until soft. Put half of mixture in pan, cover with
dates and sprinkle remainder of dough over top. Bake in a moderate oven (350
degrees) until well browned.