DATE PIE: Beat 2 eggs and gradually beat in ¾ cup brown sugar, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp vanilla. Fold in 1 cup dates (diced, or cooked into jam) and cup of sour cream. Pour in 9” pastry shell. Bake in hot oven (450) for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 350 for 30 minutes or until knife inserted in center of the pie comes out clean. Decorate with whipped cream and half dates. (More recipes available from Pato’s, 60-499 Hwy. 86, Thermal, CA 92274).

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