Title: Marcepan
Categories: Candy Poland Holiday Blank
Yield: 2 Pounds

1	lb	Almonds (blanched), finely ground
1	lb	Sugar, powdered (confectioner's sugar)
		Food colouring
2	tb	Orange water or rose water (Can be obtained from your local
		Decorations

Combine ground almonds, sugar and flavouring in a saucepan. Cook until mixture leaves side of pan. Roll almond mixture on a flat surface to about 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into shapes, mold, paint with food colouring, decorate, etc. Place on wax paper to dry for 2 hours.

NOTES:

* Marzipan -- This recipe could be used as part of a 12-course meal known in Polish as Wigilia, or on its own. Wigilia is eaten after sundown on Christmas Eve.

: Difficulty: easy. : Time: 1/2 hour plus time to decorate. : Precision: Approximate measurement OK.

: Original recipe passed down through the generations and translated from Polish into English (with a few mods) by Edward Chrzanowski : MFCF, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada : echrzanowski@watmath.waterloo.edu or {ihnp4,allegra,utzoo}!watmath!echrzanowski

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