DATE CREAM PIE. Using dates for pie is a rather unusual means of adding them to the diet, but it is a very good one and produces an excellent dessert. If desired, more of the date purée may be added to the mixture that is given in the recipe. The result will be a filling that has more of the date flavor.

• 1-1/2 c. stoned dates
• 1/2 c. water
• 2 eggs
• 2 c. milk
• 1/4 c. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. cinnamon

Steam the dates in the water in a double boiler until they are soft. Rub through a sieve. Beat the eggs slightly and add them with the milk to the dates. Add the sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Pour into a partly baked pie crust, place in a moderate oven, and continue the baking as for custard pie.

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