Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease two baking sheets. In mixing bowl, beat the lard with the sugar unitl fluffy. Beat in 1 of the eggs. Add the flour and baking soda, stirring just until blended. Add the food coloring and extract, stirring until blended. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill for 1/2 hour. Preheat oven to 375 F. On work surface, form dough into one 1 or 2 rolls 1 In. In diameter. Slice into 60 1/2-In. Rounds and arrange on baking sheets. Slightly beat the remaining egg and brush over the rounds. Press 1 almond in the center of each round. Bake in preheated oven for 15 min. Until golden. Sweets are not often a part of a Chinese dinner, but Americans like to eat dessert with Chinese food.

Leeann Chin

Minneapolis, Minnetonica

Wine: Wan Fu

From the <Micro Cookbook Collection of Chinese Recipes>. Downloaded from Glen's Mm Recipe Archive, http://www. Erols. Com/hosey.