She never learned to spell but could read and in grade school (60s) my mother learned to type so she made a more legible version for Connie. Her name was Carnation and immigrated to the US from Greece when the Turks invaded in the 1920s. She was my grandfather's sister and I grew up with her in my life. She always made the best cookies, this is one of her staples.
by Hot_Gas_8073
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I grew up helping my family make these cookies every holiday, and when we visited home, aunt Connie always had these waiting for me
Is the “Greek chewing” at the top right likely to be mastic? (Because I bought some years ago in Greece and have never worked out what to use it for. No idea if it’s still around in the cupboard or whether it’s any good if it is)
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4 eggs
2 cups sugar mix until fluffy
*1 tsp anise*
Melt 1 cup ~~Orange Juice~~ Butter and 1 cup Shorting, add to egg mixture. *Greek chewing can be added*
1 cup Orange Juice save ½ cup for later.
10 cups Flour with 1 tesp. Baking Powder for each cup flour, sift toghter.
Mix about 6 cups flour, ½ cup orange juice that has ½ tesp. Soda in orange juice, egg mixture together, mix very well., Pour rest in large mixing bowl and work in the rest of the flour, the dough at least 15 min. bake in oven 350 about ~~20~~ 13 min. or until golden brown. Can roll cookies in Sesmase Seeds.
*mix 1 egg white & water & brush on cookies before baking*
Connie Samaras
1965