Date Nut Bread

Recipe is from Aunt Nellie.

2 cups pitted dates
2 cups boiling water
2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 TB butter
2 tsp baking powder
1 3/4 cups sugar
4 cups flour
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup nuts

Pour boiling water over dates, add soda, shortening, sugar and beaten eggs. Sift flour, salt , baking powder and add to first mixture. Add nuts and vanilla. Pour into greased tins. Let stand 5 minutes. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees. Makes 2 medium loaves.

Sweetened Condensed Milk

Recipe is from Mazie.

Blend with mixer:
4 cups instant dry powdered milk
1 cup hot water

Add:
2 cups sugar
2 TB margarine

Mix until sugar is dissolved. Refrigerate to store. Makes 1 quart. Use in recipes that call for sweetened condensed milk. (1 can = 1 1/3 cups Eagle brand).

Baked Carmel Corn

Recipe from Lola Rowley

3 quarts popped popcorn
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Keep popcorn warm. Butter a 15 1/2" x 10 1/2" x 1" pan. Melt butter over low heat. Stir in brown sugar and salt. Bring to a boil stirring constantly. Remove from heat and quickly stir in baking soda and vanilla. Stir over warm popcorn and mix well. Put in buttered baking pan - bake at 250 degrees one hour - stirring every 15 minutes. Popcorn will not be sticky.