Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                        -----the cookies-----
   1      cup           oil
     1/4  cup           sugar
     1/4  cup           cognac
     1/4  cup           orange juice
   1      teaspoon      baking powder
   2      tablespoons   grated orange rind
     1/2  cup           flour
   2 1/2  cups          farina -- (cream of wheat)
   1      cup           chopped walnuts
     1/2  cup           sugar
   1      teaspoon      cinnamon
                        -----the syrup-----
     3/4  cup           water
     1/2  cup           sugar
   1      cup           honey

Preparation:

Beat the oil with the sugar for about 1/2 hr.; add cognac. Add baking soda dissolved in orange juice; add orange rind; mix well. Add flour and farina, and knead very well to blend all ingredients into a med.-soft dough. Shape the melomacaronia into mounded ovals, flat on the bottom, scrape the top lightly with a fork to make shallow grooves. Place on a buttered cookie sheet and bake in preheated 250F. oven for 20 to 30 minutes Remove from the oven; cool. While cookies are cooling, boil water, sugar, and honey together in a saucepan, removing the froth as it rises. Boil about3 minutes Dip cold cookies into the warm syrup, using a slotted spoon. Remove carefully and drain. Place on a clean platter and sprinkle with the walnuts. Mix together the cinnamon and sugar, and sprinkle on top.