- 1/3 cups shortening
- 1 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp.salt
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 16-oz. pkg. chopped dates
- 1 cups molasses
- 1 cups buttermilk
- 4 cups sifted flour
- 2 tsp.soda
- 1 tsp.cloves
- Cream shortening and sugar and beat in eggs, molasses, butter, and milk.
- Stir in flour, soda, salt, and spices. Fold in dates.
- Place in bowl with tight cover and keep in refrigerator for up to several days.
- Bake as needed at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes in greased muffin pans.
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elspethwap (5 discussions) on Nov 9, 2005 at 10:37 PM
These look so healthy and a good way to use up some of the molasses that sits in a jar in the cupboard.
