30 FRIENDLY CIRCLE—1949

Graham Wafer Fingers

Zc. sugar, 4c. butter, 1 egg, 34 c. walnuts, 2 thsps.
cocoa, % box graham wafers, 1 tsp. vanilla. Melt butter, add
sugar, cocoa and egg, slightly beaten, stir well, cook to
bubbling stage on top of stove, simmer 1 minute. Add vanilla,
nuts and wafers which have been roughly beaten. Pour into
greased pan, press down with spoon. Cover with chocolate
icing. —Mrs. F. Brock.

Ragged Robins
Whites of 2 eggs, 34 tsp. vanilla, 1% c. crushed corn-
flakes, sprinkle with a little salt, 1 full cup chopped dates, 1
whole almonds (blanched). Cook in a very slow oven.
—Mrs. W. Rowe

Dad’s Cookies
1 c. butter, creamed, 1 egg, well beaten, 1 c. brown sugar,
% c. white sugar, 1% c. rolled oats, 1% c. flour, 2 tsps. baking
powder, % tsp. each salt and soda, 1% cups fine cocoanut,
14 tsps. vanilla. —Mrs-. W. Rowe.

Four O’clock Fingers
1 tsp. b. powder, % tsp. salt, % pkt. dates, % c. flour, 1 c.
walnuts, 1 c. almonds, unblanched, 2 egg volks, 34 c. white
sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, 2 egg whites. Method: Mix all dry in-
gredients, beat egg yolks and continue beating while adding
sugar, add vanilla, then dry ingredients, fold in stiffly beaten
egg whites. Bake very slowly. —Miuldred Crawford.

| Cocoanut Fingers

Combine 2 c. sugar, 2 thsps. cocoa, 8 tbsps. water, butter
size of an egg and boil until it forms a soft ball in cold water.
Have ready about half a loaf of day-old bread, crust free and
cut in cubes 1%” in size. Dip cubes in hot syrup and roll in
cocoanut, completely coating all sides. —Mrs. J. Vibert.

Ginger Snaps
1 c. each shortening, white sugar and molasses, 1 tsp.
salt, 1 heaping tsp. soda, 1 level tsp. ginger in % c. boiling
water. Flour to stiffen. —Mrs. B. Howarth.

Butterscotch Cookies
1% c. brown sugar, 2 eggs, 1 heaping cup butter, ™% tsp.
salt, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 tsp. each soda and cream of tartar, 3% c.
flour. Cream sugar and butter, add eggs, then sifted dry in-
eredients. Mix well, form into small balls and press down with
fork. Chopped nuts and cherries are a pleasing addition but
may be omitted. —Mrs. J. Vibert.

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