Almond Macaroons

Ingredients

 * 1 egg white
 * ⅓ cup granulated sugar
 * 3 ounces finely chopped or ground almonds (first blanched and dried)

Directions

 * 1) First beat the egg white.
 * 2) Gradually beat in the sugar, and beat till very stiff.
 * 3) Add the chopped almonds.
 * 4) Put on oiled paper.
 * 5) Bake fifteen to twenty minutes in a cool oven.
 * 6) When done, invert the paper and wet with a cloth wrung out of cold water.
 * 7) The macaroons will then easily peel off.
 * 8) Before baking, the macaroons may be sprinkled with almonds which have been blanched and shredded or chopped.