RECIPES FROM THE RETRO HOUSEWIFE

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NUT FILLING, Romanian

Ingredients

• 1 cup ground walnuts
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped raisins
• Grated lemon peel (or 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and a pinch of cloves)

Preparation Instructions

Make a thin syrup with 1 cup water and the sugar; add nuts and raisins or poppy seeds and raisins. Cook slightly. Cool. Use as a filling.

Contributed by Mrs. Frances Ocneanu, 1950

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