Rice-Flour Cookies.
½ lb. ground rice.
1 lb. rice-flour, dried and sifted.
1 lb. powdered sugar.
½ lb. butter.
4 eggs.
Juice and half the grated rind of a lemon.
1 tablespoonful orange-flower water.
Beat yolks and whites very light; then put the sugar with the yolks. Beat ten minutes, add the orange-flower water and lemon; lastly, the flour and whites alternately. Beat the mixture half an hour. Bake immediately in patty-pans. Eat while fresh.