#MEwx Sunny, slightly cooler and Chocolate Meringue bars

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Good morning Augusta

This morning we have sunny skies, becoming partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy conditions with lows in the upper 40s. Winds will be light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 69.0°F, the humidity is 59% and the dew point is 44.8°F.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 2.0 MPH and 4.9 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.06, the Absolute pressure is 29.86 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with sunny skies.

The UV rating is  1 out of 16, The moon is 48.0% illuminated, the moon is waning crescent, Sunrise is 4:54 am↑ 56° Northeast, Sunset is 8:24 pm↑ 304° Northwest,

Moonrise is 1:22 am↑ 101° East, Moonset is 12:47 pm↑ 262° West and we'll have 15 hours 30 minutes of daylight today.  

We didn't receive any rain  here over the past 24 hours.

CHOCOLATE MERINGUE BARS

1 cup shortening

½ cup white sugar

½ cup brown sugar

2 egg yolks, slightly beaten

2 cups flour

¼ tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. vanilla

1 6oz. pkg. chocolate chips

½ cup chopped walnuts

2 egg whites, beaten stiff

1 cup brown sugar

  1. Add 1 Tblsp. water to slightly beaten eggs yolks. 
  2. Mix together shortening, sugars, egg yolks, and vanilla.
  3. Sift dry ingredients together and add to the sugar mixture.
  4. Spread dough on cookie sheet.
  5. Sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts on top.
  6. For topping: add 1 cup brown sugar, 1 Tblsp. at a time, to stiffly beaten egg whites. 
  7. Spread mixture over top of dough.
  8. Bake in 350⁰ oven for 20 minutes.
  9. Cool, cut into squares.

 

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