Parisian Sweets Recipe
Ingredients for Parisian Sweets Recipe
- 1 lb. figs
- 1 lb. English walnut meat
- 1 lb. dates
- Confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- Pick over and remove stems from figs and stones from dates.
- Mix fruit with walnut meat, and force through a meat-chopper.
- Work, using the hands, on a board dredged with confectioners' sugar, until well blended.
- Roll to one-fourth inch thickness, using confectioners' sugar for dredging board and pin.
- Shape with a small round cutter, first dipped in sugar, or cut with a sharp knife in three-fourth inch squares.
- Roll each piece in confectioners' sugar, and shake to remove superfluous sugar.
- Pack in layers in a tin box, putting paper between each layer.
- These confections may be used at dinner in place of bonbons or ginger chips.
- A combination of nut meat (walnut, almond, and filbert) may be used in equal proportions.
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