West Virginia Centennial Cook Book, Supplement · 1964

Date and Nut Bars

Name: Date and Nut Bars
Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar; 4 eggs, separated; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 cup flour; 2 tsp. salt; 2 tsp. baking powder; 2 lbs. dates, chopped; 1 lb. English walnuts, chopped; sugar, for rolling

From Mrs. John P. Kaufman, President, State Federation, of Baltimore, Maryland.

CourseCookies & Bars
Oven325°F
Time30–35 minutes
Ingredients9
Steps7

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Step 1: Mix the sugar, egg yolks and vanilla well.
Step 2: Sift the flour, salt and baking powder over the mixture.
Step 3: Add the dates and nuts.
Step 4: Fold in the well-beaten egg whites.
Step 5: Pour into greased and floured cake pans.
Step 6: Bake in a moderate oven at 325°F for 30–35 minutes.
Step 7: When baked, cut into bars and roll in sugar.

What we changed or couldn’t read (2)

The title is cut off in the source ("AND NUT BARS"); "Date and Nut Bars" is a best guess from the ingredients.
"2 tsp. salt" is high for this amount of flour; it may be a garbled ½ tsp.

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