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.

New Dromedary Confections

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

Sugarless Cocoanut Patties

1 lb. Dromedary Cocoanut 1 can condensed milk 2 eggs, whites only Put cocoanut into a bowl, add milk and whites of eggs and mix and beat…

Dromedary Confection

2 cups Dromedary Dates 1½ teaspoon salt 1 cup Dromedary Cocoanut Confectioners' sugar Wash dates, remove stones, measure and add cocoanut…

Stuffed Dromedary Dates

1 package Dromedary Dates Dromedary Cocoanut, chopped 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Chopped nut meats Sugar Powdered cinnamon Remove stones…

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