SC - Quick inquiry

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 7 Jul 00,, that twila hoon wrote:

> So the question is does anyone have a _date_ recipe that is period (from
> any region) that uses dates honey or sugar and flour to yield a cakeish
> type dish that can be cut up like 'fine cakes'

There is a recipe in the Miscellany for hais, which is a sweet made of 
dates, bread crumbs, ground nuts, and sugar.  However, hais is rolled 
into little balls, not shaped into cakes.  The recipe is webbed here:
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/desserts.html#1


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