> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
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>
>>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
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>>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.]
>>

"in saucepan. Cook over low heat until thick, about 10 minutes; cool."
This is the filling. You cook it so the dates will absorb the water and
the sugar will turn to syrup.

Thanks for the recipe,
Bob