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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Eggs at room temperature
1/2	ts	Salt
1	c	Plus 2 tbsp sugar
1 3/4	c	Flour
1/2	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Anise extract or
1/4	ts	Anise oil

INSTRUCTIONS

Beat eggs until fluffy. Add sugar gradually, beating constantly for 20
minutes. Add flour and baking powder. Mix well. Finally add anise extract
or oil. Drop by teaspoonsful on greased and floured cookie sheets. Let
stand 8 hours or overnight. (They will get little "mushroom" tops on them).
Bake at 325' for 10 minutes or until creamy color....do not brown. Makes
about 4 dozen small cookies.
Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter  by MrsMozart@aol.com
on Nov 10, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“Buy into the firm foundation – Jesus!”

We learn throughout the years that God is faithful. You know when God gave new exhortations to the Israelites; often He reminded them of His faithfulness during the Exodus. He wanted the Jews to realize that He could be trusted in the present because of His faithfulness in the past. The same principle applies to our lives as well. The more we see His faithful hand shaping the events of our lives in the past, the more we realize that He can be trusted in the present. In hindsight, we can recall the situations when God either removed a trial or gave us sufficient grace to endure the trial. We can recall the good ways He has shepherded us along life’s journey. He has never disappointed us. Through experience, we learn that God keeps His Word and never fails on His promises. We learn that He is good. We learn that God can be trusted.

Randy Smith