Recipe for "wigilia-12"

NAME

     WIGILIA-12 - 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.

INGREDIENTS (Makes 1 kg)

     500 g     blanched almonds, finely ground
     500 g     powdered sugar (confectioner's sugar)
     30 ml     orange water or rose water (Can be  obtained  from
               your local drugstore)
               food colouring and decorations

PROCEDURE

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

RATING

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

CONTRIBUTOR

     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