| 1 | If you have egg whites left over from other recipes, use them for making kisses. |
| 2 | For the holidays you can dress them up by sprinkling some green sugar or red cinnamon hearts on each kiss to make them more festive. |
| 3 | preheat oven to 250? |
| 4 | in a large bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; add sugar and lemon juice. |
| 5 | Continue beating on high speed until mixture is very stiff (this takes a few minutes). |
| 6 | Stir in nuts. |
| 7 | with a teaspoon, place small mounds on a greased and floured cookie sheet. |
| 8 | Bake at 250?for about 30 minutes. |
| 9 | Kisses should be set, but not brown. |
| 10 | variation: substitute chocolate chips for walnuts. |
| 11 | yield: 3 dozen. |
| 12 | Maria bappert, foods editor, the good news weekly, chicago, il |
| 13 | randy shearer |
