debodun
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- Location
- way upstate in New York, USA
My mom made the some Christmases- the recipe is from a leaflet that was in a bag of flour many years ago.
1 cup softened shortening
2 cups brown sugar (packed)
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk, sour milk of water
3 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups broken pecans
2 cups candied cherries cut in halves
2 cups chopped dates
Mix well the shortening,sugar and eggs. Stir in milk (or water), Sift dry ingredients together and stir in. Stir in pecans, cherries and dates. Chill at least 1 hour. Heat oven to 400F. Drop rounded teaspoons of dough on a lightly greased baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake 8 to 10 minutes.
1 cup softened shortening
2 cups brown sugar (packed)
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk, sour milk of water
3 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups broken pecans
2 cups candied cherries cut in halves
2 cups chopped dates
Mix well the shortening,sugar and eggs. Stir in milk (or water), Sift dry ingredients together and stir in. Stir in pecans, cherries and dates. Chill at least 1 hour. Heat oven to 400F. Drop rounded teaspoons of dough on a lightly greased baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake 8 to 10 minutes.
