Mix flour and sugar together; add water and fruit. Cook until thick, being very careful not to burn.
MARSHMALLOW COOKIES
Follow recipe for cookies. Roll slightly thicker. After removing from oven, cover with marshmallow icing [page 17].
NUT BARS
- ½ cup shortening
- 1½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 4 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup blanched almonds
Reserve 1 egg yolk for top. Cream shortening and sugar together; add slowly beaten yolk and whites of two eggs and three tablespoons milk; mix well together. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt and add, mixing well. Roll half dough at a time ¼-inch thick on floured board; cut into bars 1 by 3 inches. Brush with yolk of remaining egg mixed with one tablespoon milk and sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake in moderate oven about 15 minutes.