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Required: Almond paste. A box of dates. Castor sugar.
Form the paste into little thin, cork-like shapes. Take the stones out of the dates and insert the paste in their place.
Cover the dates with sugar. It is a good plan to colour half of the paste a pretty pink with cochineal.
Muscatel and Valencia raisins may be done in the same way. Cost, 11 1/2 d.
 
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