How To Make Anise Drops

1 cupful of powdered sugar

1 level teaspoonful of anise seed

5 eggs

1/4 pound of Jordan almonds

1/2 pint of bread or cracker crumbs

Beat the eggs, without separating, and the sugar for thirty minutes; add the almonds, blanched, dried and chopped fine. Have the bread or cracker crumbs sifted. Add the anise seed, then the nuts, and last the bread crumbs. Mix quickly and turn into a shallow baking pan that has been lined with rice paper. Bake in a moderately quick oven about thirty minutes.

The cake is too delicate to turn from the pan; let it remain until cool, then cut into squares or strips. Serve with chocolate or coffee at afternoon teas. If well made, this cake is light and very good.