Fruit Paste
| Dates (stoned), | 1 pound |
| Raisins (seeded), | 1 pound |
| Figs, | 1 pound |
| Candied cherries, | 1 pound |
| Nut meats, | 2 cups |
All these Betsey put through the meat chopper twice, next she put the mixture on the board and kneaded it well with sifted confectioner's sugar until she could roll it out to one half inch in thickness, then she cut in pieces and dipped them in granulated sugar.
Mother also showed Betsey how to stuff raisins and dates, and Betsey found mother's little sharp-pointed kitchen knife to be just the thing for this kind of work.