It was a quick job for Betsey to prepare the dates by cutting an opening and removing the long stone, but the almonds took longer. These she shelled, covered with boiling water a minute, drained them and removed the brown skins.
In each date she pressed an almond, then rolled in powdered sugar.
Stuffed Dates with Peanuts
| Best fancy dates. |
| Peanuts (shelled). |
| Powdered sugar. |
After Betsey shelled the peanuts she removed the long stone from each date by cutting an opening with a sharp knife, then she filled each one with a peanut and rolled it in powdered sugar.
Stuffed Dates with Foundation Cream
| Best fancy dates. |
| Foundation cream. |
| Powdered sugar. |
Taking the foundation cream from the refrigerator, where she had kept it since making the day before (see page [92] for recipe), Betsey made it into small balls. These she pressed into the openings of the dates which she had cut and from which the large stones had been removed, then she rolled them in powdered sugar.