Orange nut crisps

½ cup sugar
1/3 cup margarine or butter
1 orange rind, grated
1 lemon
rind, grated
1 egg, separated
1 cup flour
1 cup black walnuts

Cream sugar and shortening together very well. Work in flour, orange rind, lemon rind and egg yolk. Work this all together thoroughly with your hands. DO NOT USE MIXER after you have creamed sugar and shortening. Make into small balls about size of walnut. Roll each in slighly beaten egg white, then in chopped nuts. Place on greased sheet and flatten them with flat bottomed glass covered with damp piece of old clean cloth to about ¼" thickness. Bake in moderate oven 350 deg for 15 min. Use 1 egg white for double batch. Grease pan. If making double batch, save 1 egg white for meringues.

- Vera Trimpe Kuebbing, Ft Mitchell KY