Title: Apricot bars #1
 Categories: Cookie
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
  2 1/2 c  Flour
    1/2 c  Sugar
  1 3/4    Stick butter
      4    Egg yolks
    1/2 ts Soda
     18 oz Apricot preserves

MMMMM--------------------------TOPPING-------------------------------
      4    Egg whites
    1/4 ts Cream of tartar
    3/4 c  Sugar
      1 ts Vanilla
  1 1/4 c  Ground pecans
 
  Sift dry ingredients several times. Add cold butter and work until
  crumbly. Add slightly beaten egg yolks. Compress into a ball. Flatten
  on a 15x10 inch cookie sheet. Roll with a rolling pin. Spread 18
  ounces of apricot preserves on top of dough. Leave 1/4 inch margin
  around edge of dough. Topping: Beat egg whites until stiff. Add cream
  of tartar. Slowly add sugar and vanilla. Fold in nuts. Spread on top
  of dough and apricots. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
  
  MRS B.M. MEEK (SUSAN)
  
  MARVELL, AR
  
  From the book , Marvell Academy Mothers Assn,
  Marvell, AR  72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM