One cup sugar; one teaspoonful baking powder; four tablespoonfuls, heaping, cracker crumbs; three eggs, beaten separately; one cup dates; one cup nuts. Bake slowly in oven. Serve with whipped cream.
STRAWBERRY FOAM Mrs. A. J. Langan
One cup strawberries, mashed; one cup sugar; white of one egg beaten stiff; whip all together for ten minutes, serve on pieces of angel food or sunshine cake.
CRUMB TARTAR Mrs. Wm. J. Maiden
One cupful sugar; one cup dates, pitted and chopped; one cupful nuts, chopped; two eggs; one tablespoonful flour; one teaspoonful baking powder; pinch of salt. Mix eggs, sugar and salt, then flour and baking powder, adding the dates and nuts last. Bake in slow oven and serve with whipped cream.
FIGS AS A DESSERT
Dried figs make a very agreeable dish, but they must be prepared the day before and set away on ice. Soak them, simmer slowly until plump. Drain and pile in a bon-bon dish. Serve with whipped cream around the dish. Flavor and sweeten with vanilla.
HOT APPLE DESSERT DISH Mrs. Eustace
Pare, quarter, core and slice five or six large apples. Put these in a serving dish suitable for the oven, in layers, with seeded raisins and one cup of sugar. Cover and let bake until apple is tender. Remove the cover and set marshmallows over the top of the apples, using as many as desired; return dish to the oven, for a minute only, to heat the marshmallows, and brown them slightly. Serve with or without cream.