Marsepein (marzipan) – We Love God!

Dull. I find, by experience, that, let me make Resolutions, and do what I will, with never so many inventions, it is all nothing, and to no purpose at all, without the Spirit of God; for if the Spirit of God should be as much withdrawn from me always, as for the week past, notwithstanding all I do, I should not grow, but should languish, and miserably fade away. I perceive, if God should withdraw his Spirit a little more, I should not hesitate to break my Resolutions, and should soon arrive at my old state. There is no dependence on myself.

Jonathan Edwards

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs	Dutch	Christmas, Cookies, Dutch	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Part finely ground sugar
1		Part finely ground almonds
250	g	Almonds
400	g	Powder sugar
1		Egg

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix sugar with a little water and bring to the boil, to sugarsyrup
stage of ca 110 degrees. Add almonds, and a whipped egg white (2
eggwhites per kg of marsepein). When you can no longer beat the mass,
knead with powdered sugar  OR VERSION 2: Peel almonds. Put almonds in
some water with lemonjuice  (to prevent discolouring). Dry almonds, and
grind finely. Knead to a  stiff ball together with the other
ingredients. If desired, add  foodcolouring. Leave for a day. Sculpt
into shapes.  **IN THE MORNINGS YOU'D FIND SUCH FIGURES IN YOUR SHOE**
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #339  From: kmeade@IDS2.IDSONLINE.COM
(The Meades)  Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 10:55:34 -0500

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