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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Date Candy Loaf

1 cup milk 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup chopped nut meats 1/2 cup Dromedary Cocoanut 1 package Dromedary Dates Cook milk and sugar in a saucepan over fire until a little will harden in cold water, then add dates which have been stoned and cut in halves. Stir and cook until the mixture leaves the sides of the saucepan.

Remove from fire, add cocoanut and nut meats and beat until it begins to firm. Pour on a wet cloth, roll into a loaf, and when cold cut into slices. د C

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