Macaroons (Mrs. J. Cloete's)

Ingredients

• 1 lb Almonds
• 1 lb Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 1 teaspoonful Cinnamon
• Rose-water
• Candied citron
• Butter

Instructions

1. Blanch and pound the almonds, adding a little rose-water while pounding.
2. Mix the pounded almonds with the sugar, which should be slightly warmed.
3. Stir in the whites of the eggs, well whisked.
4. Butter a paper and lay it on a baking-pan.
5. Using a fork, put small lumps of the paste on the paper.
6. Bake in a moderately slow oven for twenty minutes.
7. A small piece of candied citron stuck into each little cake is a great improvement.