Source:

Meta Givens Encylopedia of Cooking 1959

Serves/Makes:Makes about 3/4 pound

Ingredients

• 1 egg white
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) grated orange rind
• 2 tsp (10 ml) lemon juice
• Dash salt
• 2 cups (475 ml) sifted powdered sugar, firmly packed
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) soft peanut butter

Preparation

• Beat egg white until stiff.
• Stir in orange rind, lemon juice, salt and 2 cups (475 ml) sugar until well blended.
• Sprinkle the 2 tbsp (30 ml) sugar over a piece of waxed paper, and turn the mixture out onto this.
• Using a rolling pin rubbed with more sugar, roll out to 1/8 inch thick.
• Carefully spread the peanut butter over the sheet like jelly on a jelly roll.
• Roll the sheet up like a jelly roll and wrap it in the waxed paper.
• Lay the wrapped roll on a piece of cardboard to keep it straight and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour, then transfer to a covered candy box.
• When ready to serve, cut in slices 1/4 inch thick.

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