Mama’s Recipe Box

Date Nut Bars

My mother worked outside our home and cooked for my father, me and her mother. Seniors were kept within the family as was common in those day. When I look at her handwritten recipes, I realize the minimum of “easy”cooking items were not available in those times.

Momma was a great cook...it was tremendously important to her you were prepared a ”beautiful” plate...never were two yellows served on the same plate...corn/squash...that plate had to have combatable nutritional foods always including a fruit and thanks, Momma, a dessert every day! Here’s a sample...

2 eggs

1 cup packed brown sugar

2/3 cup cake flour

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup nutmeats of choice

1 cup chopped dates

1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat eggs until light and fluffy. Add sugar and beat well. Mix and sift flour, baking powder and salt. Mix in walnuts and dates and add to the egg mixture. Add vanilla and spread in a shallow square pan.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes.

Cut into strips while warm and roll in Confectioners sugar.