2 c  All-purpose flour
    1/4 ts Salt
  1 1/2 ts Baking powder
      1 lg Egg
    1/2 c  Honey
    1/4 c  Mild olive oil; or
           -melted butter
  Although these biscuits have an unhappy association, they are tender and
  tasty. The name refers to the time during which a bereaved family receives
  callers and serves them these biscotti with a glass of wine. In Campania
  and the Basilicata, these customs survive in out-of-the-way mountain
  villages that still cling to ancient traditions.
  Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Combine the
  egg, honey and olive oil or butter in a bowl, beat to mix, and pour into
  the flour mixture. Stir well to form a firm dough. Remove the dough from
  the bowl to a floured surface and knead well, about 2 or 3 minutes. Flour
  the dough lightly, wrap in plastic, and allow to rest at room temperature
  about 1 hour. Unwrap the dough, cut it into 12 pieces, and roll each piece
  into a rope about 1/4 inch in diameter x 12 inches long. Divide each rope
  into three pieces. Join the ends and form each piece into a figure eight,
  making sure that the seam lies at the midpoint of the figure eight and
  underneath it.
   Transfer the biscotti to parchment lined cookie sheets and bake them in a
  preheated 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes, until puffed and light
  golden.
  Cool the biscotti on a rack and store in a tin between sheets of wax paper.
  Makes 3 dozen.
  Source: Great Italian Desserts
  From The Cookie Lady's Files.  Posted on GEnie's Food & Wine RT by
  COOKIE-LADY [Cookie] on 9/18/93 MM by QBTOMM and Sue Woodward
  (S.WOODWARD/GEnie; 72772,2247/CIS; SWOODWARD/NVN)
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