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.

Favorite Cocoanut Cakes

8 recipes in this part of Dromedary “Novelty” Recipes.

Cocoanut Cup Cakes

2 tablespoons butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 cup sour cream 11½ teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup Dromedary Cocoanut 2 cups flour 1…

Cocoanut Snowball Cake

4 eggs, whites only 1 cup Dromedary 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter, creamed 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Cocoanut 2 cups flour 1…

Delicious Cocoanut Hermits

1/2 cup butter 34 cup sugar 34 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 2 eggs, separated 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 34 tablespoon…

Cheese Cake

1 cream cheese 1/2 cup butter 1 cup Dromedary Cocoanut, chopped 1 cup flour 1 pinch salt 2 tablespoons cream or milk Dromedary Dates…

Meringue Cakes

Short pastry 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 2 large eggs, beaten 2 tablespoons milk 1 cup Dromedary Cocoanut 1½ teaspoon baking powder 1 cup…

Cocoanut Birthday Cake

1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs, separated 1/2 cup milk 3/4 cup Dromedary Cocoanut 2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon…

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…

Date Squares with Ice Cream

2 eggs, separated 1 cup Dromedary Dates, chopped 1 cup walnut meats, chopped 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1…

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