FROM THE ORIENT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXI, Issue 2261, 22 April 1926, Page 2

FROM THE ORIENT.

SOME RECIPES. Sweet Medley is known as tho great Oriental sweetmeat. It is easily made, and has the advantage of keeping a long time. The ingredients called for are a pound each of dates, figs and confectioners' sugar. . The fruit should he cleaned and the dates stoned. Then dates, figs and nuts are put- through a food chopper. Work with the hands on a board well dredged with confectioners' sugar. Roll out, using confectioners' sugar on the board and rolling pin, to one-fourth inch thickness. Cut in small shapes, roll in powdered sugar, and pack away in tin with Waxed paper. The real Oriental sweet medley contains cracked wheat and a combination of fruit and nuts. Keeping the same proportions, raisins, prunes, hazel nuts and almonds may be used in this recipe. Chinese Almond Cakes.—-Mix together two cupfuls of rice flour (wheat flour may be used, but rice flour is better), 1J cupfuls of confectioners' sugar, and half cupful of chopped almonds. Add quarter cupful of almond oil (melted butter may be substituted), and two beaten eggs. If it is too stiff to roll out, add more eggs. Roll to quarter-inch thickness. Cut in fanciful shapes. Place one half almond on each cake cake. Bake 50 minutes ta an hour at 175 degrees C. (37 degrees P.)

These little cakes will keep a long time. Tho Chinese pull off bits of the dough, roll them in a ball, and place them on a pan with one-half an almond on each ball.