Break the dates apart, wash and drain them in a colander, shake them
well, set in a warm place to dry. Stone and chop enough to make a
cupful, and knead into a loaf of white bread just before setting to rise
for the last time.
COFFEE BREAD.--No. 1.
One pound of flour, two eggs, six tablespoonfuls of melted butter, six
ounces of sugar, a teaspoonful of soda, a teaspoonful of cream of tartar
mixed dry in the flour, and one cup and a half of milk. Beat the butter
and sugar together, add the eggs well beaten, a few grains of cardamom,
half a cupful of raisins seeded, and a tablespoonful of citron cut fine,
if liked, then add the milk and flour. Bake in crusty bread pans or
shallow pans, as convenient.
COFFEE BREAD.--No. 2.
Half a pound of flour, one egg, two teaspoonfuls of sugar, a small pinch
of salt, three tablespoonfuls of melted butter, three-quarters of a cup
of milk, one even teaspoonful of soda, two scant teaspoonfuls of cream
of tartar. Mix and bake in a crusty bread pan in a good oven, not too
quick, from twenty to twenty-five minutes.