These ladies were young, “Junior” members of the Lafayette-Lexington Chapter of the DAR when “Missouri Juniors DARing to Cook Book!” was published about 50 years ago. In honor of America’s 250th, each week leading up to July 4 we will publish one of their recipes and one of the quotes sprinkled among the pages of the book. Enjoy!

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DATE PUDDING

Mrs. Paul Russell, Lafayette-Lexington Chapter DAR 1 c. flour

1 c. chopped dates ½ c. milk

1 c. brown sugar

1 ½ c. hot water

1 tsp. baking powder

1 c. sugar

1 c. chopped nuts

1 Tablespoon butter Mix flour, baking powder, dates, sugar, milk, and nuts, together. Pour in oiled baking dish, 9 or 10 inch square pan. Mix brown sugar, butter and hot water together and pour over first mixture. Bake in moderate oven for 40 minutes. (350⁰-375⁰)

Quote:

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.