Date Pudding

Ingredients

Batter

• 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups chopped dates
• 3/4 cup sweet milk
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts

Sauce

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 tablespoons butter

To serve

• Whipped cream

Steps

1. Beat the batter ingredients together and spread in a buttered 9 x 13 x 2 inch pan.
2. Mix 1 cup brown sugar, 2 cups boiling water and 2 tablespoons butter until blended, and pour over the batter.
3. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour, or until the center is set.
4. Serve with whipped cream.

Notes

Newspaper clipping pasted on Rosie Lee’s “Pudding” index card, along with several other pudding and dessert clippings on both sides; both sides of the card are shown below.

Photo: stock photo found online.

Rosie Lee’s original recipe cards

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