Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

9 Egg Whites 1/2 lb Sugar
-beaten to a froth Nutmeg, to taste
1 lb Blanched Almonds, pounded Mace, to taste

If you want to try making Grandma Moses's Macaroons, follow these
adapted steps, since here original recipe is very sparse on
directions.

*Heat oven to 325 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

1. Combine the blanched almonds and sugar, and blend with 1/2 tsp
each of freshly grated nutmeg and pounded mace. Fold in the egg
whites. Place the mixture in a pastry bag and squeeze out small drops
about 1 inch across, placed 2 inches apart on the paper. Bake for 30
mins. When cool, dampen the underside of the paper with a moist cloth
and remove the cookies.

From the section on the DELAWARE COUNTY FAIR of Walton, N.Y. Fair
dates: Mon through Sat, 3rd week in August.

Note that there is a Grandma Moses display in the Bennington Museum in
Bennington, VT that has the largest collection of her paintings and
numerous memorabilia from this remarkable woman, including journals
which contain these recipes.

Recipe By : The County Fair Cookbook - ISBN 0-7868-6014-6

From: Dan Klepach Date: 03-30-95 (159) Fido:
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