Cheese Straws

1/2 cup flour 1 tablespoon shortening 1/4 cup grated cheese 1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon mustard

1/4 teaspoon paprika

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Ice water

Rub shortening into flour with finger tips; add cheese, seasonings, and baking powder, and mix to a stiff dough with ice water. Roll out, fold in four layers, roll out again and fold as before; put on ice to chill; roll out one-third inch thick, and cut into four-inch straws. Bake in a hot oven about twelve minutes.

Cheese Straws (Left-Over Paste)

Roll trimmings of pastry into a thin sheet, sprinkle with grated cheese and paprika; fold in four layers; repeat; chill, cut into straws, and bake in a hot oven about twelve minutes.

Cheese Wafers

Prepare paste as for Cheese Straws (see No. 654) ; roll out very thin, cut with a two-inch cutter, and bake in a hot oven about six minutes.