This section is from the book "The Post-Graduate Cookery Book", by Adolphe Meyer. Also available from Amazon: The Post-Graduate Cookery Book.
Proceed as for lady fingers, but shape them somewhat smaller, before dredging them with sugar; besprinkle them with finely chopped almonds, and bake in a medium oven.
These fingers may be made smaller, and two of them may be stuck together by coating the flat side with apricot jam.
Put some lady finger preparation in a pastry bag provided with a round tube, and place small heaps, the size of small macaroons, on paper over a baking sheet. Bake in a 'cool oven, and when done detach from the paper, hollow the bottom somewhat, put in some marmalade and stick two of the cakes together; cover with fondant icing.
Prepare a dough with 8 ounces of flour, 5 ounces of powdered sugar, 6 ounces of butter and the grated outer rind of a lemon. Place on ice for 30 minutes, then roll out to 1/4 inch in thickness; cut out pieces 2 inches in diameter; cut out a round piece from the center of each, brush over with egg and bake in a brisk oven.
Beat well together, until quite foamy, 10 ounces of sugar and 3 eggs, add vanilla flavor and then incorporate 8 ounces of sifted flour.
Put the preparation in a pastry bag and dress on a waxed baking sheet like very small lady fingers and bake in a hot oven.
Work until quite foamy 8 ounces of powdered sugar and 4 egg whites, add 6 ounces of sifted flour and 6 ounces of shredded almonds; dress on a waxed baking sheet in the shape of a finger and bake in a hot oven.
Beat 8 ounces of butter until creamy, add 10 egg yolks, 6 ounces of sugar with vanilla flavor and at last 6 ounces of flour, 2 ounces of cornstarch and the stiff froth of 2 egg whites. Place this preparation over a paper on a baking sheet to the thickness of 3/8 inch; bake in a moderate oven; when done cover half of the cake with marmalade, place the other on top, pour over some icing and cut in small sticks or lozenges.
Line some small tartlet moulds with puff paste trimmings rolled out rather thin, garnish the center with plain macaroon preparation and bake in a moderate oven.
Line some small tartlet moulds, as in previous receipts, and fill with the following preparation:
Pound in the mortar 4 ounces of peeled almonds, with 5 whole eggs, add 6 ounces of powdered sugar, 4 ounces of melted butter, I ounce of sifted flour and I gill of rhum; bake in a moderate oven and dip the top in rhum icing.
Roll out some puff paste (to which 6 turns were given).to 1/4 inch in thickness, and with a channeled pastry cutter 2 inches in diameter cut out as many pieces as wanted.
Cut out a round piece from the center of each so as to obtain rings; roll out the paste trimmings to the same thickness as before, and cut out as many pieces as there are rings; place them on a baking sheet, moisten and lay the rings on top, brush over with egg and bake in a hot oven. When nearly done besprinkle with powdered sugar and finish to bake to a nice color. Fill the center with jelly or marmalade.
 
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