Wednesday, December 05, 2007
A Cookie A Day - Day 7 - Peanut Crisps
| By Agatha Curtis A Cookie A Day - Day 7 - Peanut Crisps 1 cup finely chopped peanuts 1 cup sugar ½ cup sifted flour (since we’re adding salt, this would be all purpose) ½ teaspoon salt 3 egg whites ½ teaspoon almond extract Mix the peanuts, sugar, flour, and salt thoroughly. Beat the egg whites until stiff, add the flavoring, and fold into the first mixture. Drop by small spoonfuls well apart on a greased baking sheet. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until lightly browned, in a very moderate oven (about 325 degrees.) This recipe comes from a wonderful Depression Era cookbook called “Aunt Sammy’s Radio Recipes”. I found my copy at a sale (library, I think) and have enjoyed trying out the sometimes strange sounding (but usually very tasty) recipes found there. The cookbook is composed of recipes that were part of a radio show during the years of the Depression and, as such, used the ingredients that were more readily available and also more common during that period. I don’t know anyone who eats beef tongue or tripe nowadays, though I have seen it for sale in the grocery store. These recipes bring back a time when most women did not work outside the home, but worked hard to provide good, nutritious meals with what was available to them. Money and often ingredients were scarce. It’s gives us a wonderful look at the way life was lived then, as it contains several pages of pictures and articles about life in the 30’s and 40’s. Some of the jokes were still pretty funny, too. Hope you enjoy this simple, easy recipe from the past! |
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