Joy's kitchen
I love the way food can elicit certain memories for people.
As my grandmother Joy iced this slice recently, she spoke about the way, every time she was expecting visitors, her stepmother would always set the table perfectly, with the best crockery, and the same three foods - butterfly cakes, neenish tarts, and date slice (pictured below).
She told me people would dress in their best clothes for a visit to a friend's home and that they didn't have big shopping centres like we do now. Ingredients were harder to come by, and everything was carried in brown paper bags,which she says was unfortunate if it rained.
I thought I would share this delicious recipe here with you, kind readers - from Gran's kitchen to yours. Although I've posted a photo of the recipe, the paper is crumbling apart so I thought it might be easier for you to read this way. Enjoy!
Joy’s original ‘date slice with lemon icing’ recipeDate slice ingredients
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Lemon icing ingredients
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