DARK SECRETS

              1 cup hazelnuts                 3 eggs
              10 oz pitted dates              4 tsp flour
              1 cup sugar                     pinch of salt
              2 tbsp butter                   

Chop hazelnuts and dates together in a food processor. Cream the sugar with the butter until white and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in flour. Add hazelnuts, dates, and salt, and mix well.

Bake in an 8x8 pan at 285° for about 45 minutes until golden brown on top. Score top into squares while still warm; remove when cool.

Adapted from the “Best in Cooking in Westfield” (1955). Discover more vintage recipes at the Padgett Sunday Supper Club (clubpadgett.com)!