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1 package Dromedary Dates 

1 cup white flour 

1 cup whole wheat flour 

1/4 to 11 /2 teaspoon salt 

2 teaspoons baking powder 

6 tablespoons butter or other fat 

2/3 cup brown sugar 

1 egg 

2 tablespoons milk 

11/2 teaspoon vanilla 

1/2 cup nut meats may be omitted

 Pit the dates, cut into pieces with wet scissors. Chop the nuts coarsely. Sift the white flour. add dates nuts and whole wheat flour. Cream the fat. stir in. the sugar gradually. then add the unbeaten egg. Mix well. add the milk and vanilla. then the dry ingredients. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 1/2 inches apart on A  well oiled baking sheet or dripping pan. Bake in a moderate oven 375 -400 degrees F. until firm to the touch- for about 10 minutes 

ORIGINAL RECIPE WAS FOUND IN THIS MAGAZINE

CHILDREN WITHDRAWIN THE MAGAZINE FOR PARENTS OCTOBER 1928 25 CENTS to College 

 No 9 VOL III September 1928  NO 10 From Crib To College CHILDREN THE MAGAZINE FOR PARENTS Title registered US Patent Office and in Canada Fathers The articles below with asterisks are of par ticular interest to fathers