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Fig Roly Poly

Pick over and wash I pound of figs, cut into bits and place in a double boiler with I cupful of water. Cover and cook slowly until they can be beaten to a pulp with a spoon. Cool and flavor with a few drops of vanilla. Sift together I pint of flour, 1/2 teaspoonful of salt and i heaping teaspoonful of baking-powder, then rub into it 2 heaping tablespoonfuls of butter. Mix to a soft dough with cold milk, turn out on a floured board and roll out in a sheet half an inch thick.

Spread with the fig paste and roll up tightly, pinching the ends well together. Place on a buttered pan, steam for three-quarters of an hour and stand in a hot oven for five minutes to dry off. Serve with milk or vanilla sauce.