Dromedary “Novelty” Recipes

Dates, cocoanut and candied peel, sold to America in 1920 with a camel on the packet — recipes tested by Marion Harris Neil.

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Cocoanut, Date Apple Sauce Cake

1½ cups hot apple sauce 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup Dromedary Dates, stoned and quartered 1 cup Dromedary Cocoanut 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon 1 teaspoon powdered ginger 1/2 teaspoon salt Stir butter into sauce, add sugar, dates, cocoanut and flour sifted with soda, spices and salt. Bake in a loaf or in layers with a white frosting.

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