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Almond Crackers, a delicious recipe from Shirley Marshall, probably originated in her native Georgia, but she and husband Dr. Don Marshall have lived in Orange many, many years. Don is a retired Dupont chemist, but currently serves as a Chemistry adjunct instructor at Lamar State College-Orange (LSC-O). Everywhere Shirley, a retired educator, carries these crackers, she has none left because these little rascals are so good! Please give them a try. They are so easy to make. My sweet friend, Diane Grooters of Orange, another retired educator, has made them at least 7 times since the fall.

Equipment needed:15 x 9 baking pan, such as a cookie sheet, with a rimParchment paper or non stick foil (Shirley, Diane, and Anne Payne use parchment foil)Small saucepan 2 dinner knives or a spatula (Knives preferred by Shirley, Anne, and Diane)Large spoon

Ingredients:Box of Town House or Keebler crackers 2 sticks butter1 large pkg sliced almonds3/4 cup sugar1 tsp vanilla

Directions:Preheat oven to 325 degrees.Place crackers on baking sheet with parchment paper, generously covered with almonds.In small saucepan, place butter and sugar, boiling for 2 minutes. Add vanilla, then pour orspoon over crackers and almonds. Bake 10-12 minutes at 325 degrees. Immediately moveto baking rack to cool. Shirley, Anne, and Diane pick them up with two dinner knives since a spatula sometimes results in a few broken crackers. There are variations on this recipe on-line under Town House almond crackers.