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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Washington Cocoanut Pie

1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup Dromedary Cocoanut 1/2 cup milk 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Beat butter and sugar until creamy, add egg, vanilla, cocoanut, milk and flour sifted with baking powder.

Beat well, pour into a deep greased pie pan and bake in a moderate oven from 15 to 20 minutes. Split into two layers and fill with Cream Filling. Into the upper pan of a small double boiler one tablespoon flour, stir, in three tablespoons sugar, two yolks of eggs and one cup Dromedary Cocoanut soaked in a cup of boiling milk. Cook until smooth and thick, then place between the layers. Dust with powdered sugar.

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