Candlemas recipies

-Potpourri-

45 drops myrrh oil
1 cup oak moss
2 cups dried heather flowers
2 cups dried Wisteria
1 cup dried yellow tulip petals
1/2 cup dried basil
1/2 cup dried chopped bay leaves

--Mix the myrrh oil with the oak moss, and then add the remaining ingredients. Stir well.

Crescent Cakes

1 1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup finely ground almonds
3 drops almond extract
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1 tablespoon honey
1 egg yolk

In a large mixing bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Add the butter, honey, and egg yolk and mixx together well. cover with aluminum foil, and chill for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
When ready, pinch off pieces of the dough (about the size of a plums) and shape them into crescents.
Place the crescents on a well-greased cookie sheet and bake in a 325 degree oven for approxamately 20 minutes.