Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Oriental Delight

2 oz Butter
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup SR Flour
1 tbsp Cocoa
4 tbsp Milk
1 tbsp Coffee Essence
1 cup Dates
1/2 cup Coconut
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Walnuts

Method: Beat Butter and Sugar, add Eggs, Milk, Coffee, Coconut, Cocoa, Flour, Dates and Walnuts.

Press the mixture into a greased, shallow tin and bake in a moderate oven (approx. 180°C) for 25-30 minutes.

Ice with Chocolate Icing, sprinkle with chopped Nuts

When cold, cut into fingers or squares.

Source: Recipes Old and New (Dedicated to the many women who have worked in and for the Hutchinson Hospital during the last eighty years) [Gawler Health Services Joint Fund: November 1994], p.39.

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