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A famous dish of Newfoundland.
for the dough
3 cups flour
11/2 sticks butter
I teaspoon sail
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
3-4 tablespoons rice or barley (optional)
for the filling
1 pound blueberries, washed
13/4 cups sugar
4 blood oranges
2 regular oranges
superfine sugar
2 teaspoons orange flower water
A classic French dessert, Apricot Conde is easy to prepare and makes an elegant end to a special dinner.
Almonds with a sugar or honey coating have been known from earliest times and were recorded as having been served in Ancient Rome at family celebrations. Home-made sugared almonds may not look as beautiful as the commercially made variety, but they surpass them in flavour and texture. They can be stored, for about a week, in an airtight jar.
An excellent accompaniment to cocktails, salted almonds are widely available in jars and cans, but they are easy to make at home.