Honey Sandwich Cookies

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            FOOD FUNNY
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I'm glad this one mentions food so it qualifies for publication here
because it's so darned cute. Thanks to George in Poughkeepsie for
sending it to us.

A lonely, elderly widower loved his cat so dearly that he tried to
teach it to talk. "If I can get Tabby to talk with me," he reasoned,
"I won't have to bother with ornery human beings at all!"

First, the man tried feeding the cat a diet of canned salmon, then one
of canaries. Tabby obviously loved both, but still wouldn't learn to
talk. Then, one day years after he had begun the project, the man had
two parrots cooked in butter and served to Tabby with asparagus and
French fries. Tabby eagerly licked the plate clean. Then, wonder of
wonders, the cat suddenly turned to her master and shouted, "Look
out!"

The startled widower just stared at the cat in shock. He didn't move
a muscle. Suddenly, the ceiling caved in and buried the poor man, but
Tabby survived by jumping out of the way. The cat shook her head in
disgust and said, "Eight years he spends trying to get me to talk and
then, when I do, the idiot doesn't listen."

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            TODAY'S RECIPE
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Cookies similar to this are popular in France where they are often
served with cheese.

Honey Sandwich Cookies

1 cup (250 ml) all-purpose flour
1/3 cup (80 ml) butter
1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar
1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
2 egg yolks
1 cup (250 ml) finely chopped candied fruits
Honey

Combine the flour, butter, sugar, salt, and egg yolks in a mixing bowl
and stir to mix thoroughly. Stir in the chopped fruit, wrap the dough
in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours. Roll the dough to a
thickness of 1/8 inch (3 mm) and cut into 2-inch (5 cm) rounds. Bake
on an ungreased baking sheet in a preheated 350F (180C) oven for 8 to
10 minutes, until very lightly browned. Use honey to stick pairs of
cookies together sandwich fashion. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.
Received on Sat Dec 20 22:32:51 2003