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To make it, boil to a paste fresh or dried (previously soaked) lima beans. When
they are cooked, set them aside to cool and thoroughly dry, then pound them to a
fine flour. Roll on a floured board into thin crackers, and bake in a hot oven
till crisp. They can be sweet or not, as desired.
Lily-root candy can be bought at almost any Chinese store. It has the
consistency of very stiff gumdrops, and one variety, called Chicken Neck, is
peppered over with red seeds.
SAN CHAR GO
A favorite Chinese candy, made from red Chinese dates.
The fruit is first mashed to a pulp, then mixed with powdered sugar and
gelatine, beaten into a paste, rolled in sheets as thin as paper, and spread in
the sun to dry. After it has dried crisp, it is cut into squares of six by four
inches, wrapped in waxed paper, and packed in bundles. It has a delightfully
piquant flavor, tart and sweet.
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