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     Re: Pie Crust   
     By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Wed Dec 24 2025 02:49 pm   
      
   Hi Ruth,   
      
   RH> Every so often we'll buy a tube of Annie's cinnamon rolls and bake them   
   RH> up. It started about 10 years ago when we got our first camper; Steve was   
   RH> on an R-Pod forum and (I don't know how) the thread was brought up that   
   RH> you have to try making cinnamon rolls in the micro/convection oven.   
      
   I was unaware of Annie's cinnamon rolls.  I'll keep an eye out for them.   
      
   RH> The building manager loaned us an   
   RH> electric heater for the night and I made a pot of coffee (electric   
   RH> percolator).   
      
   It's definitely not for everyone.  I remember my Dad using an electric   
   percolator to make coffee in the office where he worked when i was a kid.   
   I haven't seen anyone use one since.  Though those stove-top espresso   
   makers kind of remind me of a percolator, minus the clear glass knob on   
   top.   
      
   RH> Sounds like you would need a fork to eat it. (G)   
      
   That was indeed how it turned out... more of a stew than a soup.   
      
   RH> Older daughter texted me a couple of weeks ago, asking for paternal   
   RH> grandmother's fruitcake recipie. I sent it, got a text picture earlier   
   RH> this week showing that she'd made it. We got ours from Southern Supreme   
   RH> this year. (G)   
      
   Cool!  I happen to like fruitcake but almost never get it.  I hope you are   
   enjoying the holidays.   
      
   I plan to visit a friend today and to leave next for house sitting.   
   My sister needed a ride to emergecy surgery the day before Christmas eve.   
   It's been chaotic here and i am looking forward to some peace and quiet   
   while house-sitting.  I selected books, music, movies, and a G&S play for   
   entertainment.   
      
   MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06   
       
         Title: Date Pinwheels   
    Categories: Desserts   
         Yield: 72 Pinwheels   
       
       1/2 c  Butter; softened   
       1/2 c  Light brown sugar; packed   
       1/2 c  Granulated sugar   
       1/8 ts Salt   
       1/4 ts Vanilla   
         1    Egg   
         2 c  Flour; sifted   
       1/4 ts Baking soda   
      
   MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------   
     7 1/4 oz Pitted dates; up to 8 oz   
       1/4 c  Sugar   
         1 ds Salt   
       1/3 c  Water   
       1/3 c  Nuts; chopped   
       
     Cream butter. Add sugars, salt, vanilla, and egg. Beat until light.   
     Add sifted dry ingredients and mix well. Chill until firm enough to   
     roll.   
        
     Halve dough; roll each half into a 9x12" rectangle. Spread with   
     filling. Roll up tightly from end. Wrap in waxed paper or plastic   
     wrap and chill overnight. Or, freeze for easier slicing. Slice 1/8"   
     thick. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheets in moderate oven   
     (350?F) for about 10 minutes.   
        
     Store in airtight container.   
        
     Filling:   
        
     Cut 7-1/4 or 8 oz pitted dates into small pieces. Bring to boil with   
     1/4 cup sugar, dash salt, and 1/3 cup water. Simmer 5 minutes,   
     stirring often. Add 1/3 cup chopped nuts and cool.   
        
     Ruth's Notes:   
        
     This recipe has been in my grandmother's family for at least a   
     century. It's a rolled cookie that's a pain to make but definitely   
     worth the work. In my house you have to stand guard over the cookies   
     as they cool, otherwise they vanish!   
        
     I roll mine in between two sheets of plastic wrap as it makes things   
     much easier. Then, to fill, just peel one sheet off. When the filling   
     is on, you just pick up one end of the plastic and start the end   
     rolling. That part's easy; it's the rest that's a PITA. Grandma's   
     always came out round; mine are generally ovals, more or less. I   
     guess 60+ years of experience baking the things has its uses.   
        
     Recipe by Ruth Hanschka's Great Grandmother   
        
     Posted by: Ruth Hanschka   
       
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