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Dried Fruits and Nuts
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Fruit Nut Caramels
  • 1 cup figs
  • 1 cup dates
  • 2 cups walnuts

Wash and stone the dates, wash figs, and remove stems, and put with the nuts through meat grinder. Mix together thoroughly, and press firmly three fourths inch thick into a small buttered pan. Cut in squares and wrap in wax paper, or shape in small balls and roll in powdered sugar.

Chocolate Circles
  • ½ cup walnuts
  • ½ cup figs
  • ½ cup almond paste
  • Grated rind one orange
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 squares unsweetened chocolate
  • Orange juice
  • Sugar
  • Blanched almonds

Put walnuts, figs, and almond paste through meat grinder, add orange rind, salt and enough orange juice to make mixture of consistency to handle.

Knead on a board or marble slab sprinkled with sugar, cut in circles, brush with chocolate melted over hot water, and decorate with pieces of almonds.

Date and Nut Butter
  • 1 cup dates
  • 1¼ cups shelled peanuts
  • Few grains salt
  • 4 tablespoons cream

Remove stones from dates, and put dates and peanuts twice through meat grinder, using nut

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