Deliciosa (Mrs. Fleming.)

Instructions

1. Pound 4 oz. of almonds and crumble 5 stale sponge cakes; mix them with 8 oz. of white sugar, the cinnamon, and some grated orange-peel.
2. Mix in the whites of three eggs, well whisked (2 or 3 eggs may be used).
3. Bake in small patty tins in a brisk oven till a golden colour, for a quarter of an hour or less.
4. Have ready some whipped cream with any small preserved fruit. Put a teaspoonful on each, with a little preserve in the centre.