The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
Duane Wonders Why We
Eat So Fe1u Date Dishes
Lists Number
Of Delightful
Recipes for You
BY ARDEN III. DUANE

who like to cook DON'T find more
uses for dates Dates should con-
stitute a large part of the daily
diet in my home and your home.
There are few other fruits as
nourishing and wholesome and as
stimulating as dates. They are ex-
cellent for children who simply
crave sweets. They are not too
sweet but you will find if given to
child they will satisfy dates con-
tain natural invert sugar; there
fore a preoigested food. When
used with other foods less sugar
is required.
My assortment of date recipes.
E. for you women who are always
On the lookout for new dishes.
are new, numerous and delicious.
Try them!
DATE SPONGE WITH LEMON
SAUCE. One third cup flour,
flour, one third cup sugar, one and
one half cup hot milk, three egg
yolkS, one tablespoon butter, one
cup chopped dates, one teaspoon
vanilla, three egg whites.
Mix flour and sugar together.
Add milk slowly, stirring constant
ly until smooth and thick. Cook
in double boiler ten minutes. Add
beaten egg yolks, butter dates and
vanilla and stiffly beaten, egg
whites. Mix thoroughly and pour
into buttered baking dish. Set in
pan of hot water and bake in mod
crate oven for thirty minutes. Chill
ana serve with Lemon Sauce.
DATE. SCONES. Two cups
flour, four teaspoons baking pow
der. one fourth cup sugar, one half
teaspoon salt, three tablespoons
butter or other fat, one cup chop
ped dates, one half cup milk, one
egg, one tablespoon matted butter,
one half teaspoon cinnamon.
Sift flour. baking powder, sugar
and salt together. Cut in butter
with knife or rub in with tips OF
fingers. Add dates. Mix milk and
beaten egg, and add slowly. Mix
thoroughly. Turn out on floured
board and roll to one fourth inch
thickness. Cut into squares OF
about four inches. EruSh one half
of each square with butter, sprinkle
with a little cinnamon and folc
over, Bake in hot oven about fiji
teer minutes. This makes ter
sconeS.
DATE CORNBREAD. Two
cups flour, one cup corn meal, SIX
teaspoons baking powder, one tea.
spoon salt one half cup sugar, one
cup chopped dates, two eggs, ont
and one half cups milk.
Sift flour, cornmeal, baking
powder, salt and sugar together
Add dates and mix well. Stir il
beaten eggs and milk and pour in.
TO creased, shallow cake pan. Bake
in moderate oven thirty to thirty
five minutes.
DATE MARMALADE . One
package oates, three cups water
one fourth cup lemon juice, one
orange, one half cup sugar.
Chop dates. Add dater and cook
until soft. Add lemon juice. Slice
orange very thin and add with
sugar. Cook slowly until orange
; rind is tender and transparent
This may be made in a large
quantity and stored in sterilized
glasses.
DATE CREAM PIE. TWO
tablespoons sugar, three-tourthS
-,lps flour, one half teaspoon salt
one half cup cold milk, one ano
one half cups hot milH, one pack
age dates, two egg yolks, one table
spon lemon juice, two egg whites
two tablespoons powdered sugar.
Mix sugar, flour and salt, Aoo
cold milk and mix until smooth
Add slowly to hot milk and COOK
IN double boiler fifteen minutes
Cut dates in small pieces. Ado
dates and beaten egg yolks to not
mixture and cook two minutes
stirring constantly. Add lemon
iuice and pour into baked pie
crust. Mix stiffly beaten egg
whites and powdered sugar anc
spread over top. Brown quickly IN
hot oven.
Why not seno for the Date
Recipes? Date Custard Pie. .
Date corn Mullins. Date MuSh
Mocha Date Icing Rlch
Date Muffins. Date Fruit
Cake Date Souffle with Custard
Sauce. Date Chocolate Fudge
Old English Date Pie. APP
ole sauce Cake Date Ice Cream
Date Conserve. Send your
requests along with a loose three
cent stamp to Arden H. Duane,
Associate NEGRO Press, 1907 South
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