Date Loaf and Christmas cards .......

This is a favourite recipe... I remember my mum making these and they would disappear very quickly....  as with all my favourite recipes it is easy peasy...... and yummy scrummy .....

DATE LOAF

500g dates
250g pecan nuts (I often use walnuts or macademia or sunflower - depends what's in the pantry!)
4 cups flour
2 cups sugar (I use less - 1 1/2 cups is plenty)
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
1 tsp salt
2 well beaten eggs
2 cups boiling water

• Preheat oven to 180C
• Chop dates small (remove seeds if necessary)
• Put dates in bowl with boiling water, soda, salt and nuts
• Stand for 10 minutes and add sugar, eggs and lastly flour
• Mix well
• Bake in 2 small loaf tins for 1 hour

I like it best the next day when the flavours have set but it's hard to wait that long!!  Thinly sliced with a spread of real butter...... mmmmm

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A squishy arrived this week for me.....

Susan sent me this piece of Japanese style fabric.... it's just lovely.... and is perfect for my quilt.... (though I won't be slicing it for a while... it deserves some stroking and petting !!!)  

thanks Susan..... I love it.......... a pretty card with a lovely message .... 

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I've had a box with 1" red strips hanging around
and I felt like some 'not too much thinking about' sewing

 strip, stitch, slice, stitch.... a bit of left over wadding and some stipple quilting.....

cut out triangles, get an old needle on the machine and stitch to card

add some stars and angels.....

just gotta love a red patchwork Christmas tree.....

those cards are 3" by 4" so rather cute.....

Righto, Gotto Go......  I don't think an explanation is needed...... 

PS....... I did binding yesterday ...... hmmmmmm .... about as yummy as date loaf......