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Serving Size : 36 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 c Oatmeal
2 c Flour
1 c Brown sugar
1/2 c Lard
1/2 c Butter
1/2 ts Soda
1/2 c Buttermilk*
FILLING
1 lb Dates
Water
1/2 c Sugar** or use orange juice
*or 1/2 tb lemon juice and fill up to 1/2 cup mark
with milk. Mix all ingredients. Chill well. Roll
thin, spread half with date filling. Cover with other
half. Cut into small rectangles and bake on oiled
cookie sheet. Bake at 375F about 10 min. OR cut
circles about 3 inches across, put a bit of filling in
the middle and fold over. OR cut small circles and
put filling on one and cover with another. Strawberry
jam makes a tasty filling.
FILLING: Cook 1 pound of dates with small quantity of
water and 1/2 cup sugar. (**Or use orange rind and
orange juice and omit sugar.) Chill.
Source: Abigail Breadner Shaw's handwritten cookbook
with suggestions from her granddaughter. Abigail
lived just west of Toronto, Ontario from about
1860-1925.
