In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

>
> You try reading a strangers handwriting! Here's another one:
>
> Refrigerater Date Pinwheels
>
> 4 c. sifted all purpose flour
> 1/2 teas salt
> 1/2 teas baking soda
>
> 2-1/2 cups cut up pitted dates
> 1 cup granulated sugar
> 1 cup water
> 1 cup chopped nuts
>
> [There's a note here that says to cook this together, cool then add the
> nuts. Doesn't say why to cook or for how long.]
>
> 1 cups shortening
> 2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
> 3 eggs well beaten
>
> Sift first three ingredients together. Combine dates and next 2 ingredients
> in saucepan. Cook over low heat until thick, about 10 minutes; cool.
>
> Meanwhile, work shortening with spoon until fluffy and creamy; add brown
> sugar slowing while continuing to work until light. Add eggs. Mix well.
> Add flour mixutre; mix well. Cover. Chill thoroughly. Divide mixture in
> half. Roll each half separately into rectangle a little less than 1/4"
> thick. Spread each with date filling. Roll up as for jelly roll into 2
> rolls. Wrap in waxed paper. Chill well overnight if you can. Then cut
> with a sharp thin knife into slices about 1/4" thick. Arrange 2 inches
> apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 400F for 10-12 minute or until
> done. Makes about 5 dozen.
>
> Jill

My grandmother had an index card box full of recipes. Problem was, the
cards only had ingredients on them without instructions. (Grandma was a
home ec teacher before she got married, so she probably had all of the
methods memorized.) She died when I was 5, so there was no way I could
pick her brain for the methods. The cards undoubtedly got thrown away
when my grandfather died.

Cindy

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