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Show kill, . -j Happy snacking with loaf of homemade Cheese Date Nut Bread- Add Cheese Date Nut Loaf To The Cheese Tray Though bread is not usually to be found on such a service, it's a worthy addition when there's a cream cheese whip or lacy thin squares of Swiss cheese to sandwich in between thinly cut slices of this delightful quick Cheese Date Nut Loaf. For here is a place where cheese is used as a flavor, to add character to a bread often colorless color-less by way ,of personality. And, used as such, it is complemented (and that could also be "complimented") "com-plimented") by the combination with a bland cheese such as Cream, Cottage, Swiss, Brick or Gouda. Cheddar cheese, mild to sharp, natural or processed, is used in the bread. It not only adds distinctive dis-tinctive flavor but fine food values, both mighty important in meal planning. By providing a variety of crackers and wafers, other cheese varieties may be used on the board or tray a wedge of creamy blue-veined cheese known as "Bleu", wedges of Camembert, jars of cream and cheddar cheese spreads in endless end-less array, the scarlet-coated Edam, first cousin to the miniature-sized Gouda. With fruit in the background and great mugs of cold milk, here indeed is a Snack Cheese Tray set-up deserving de-serving of the name. Remember, most cheese is at its flavorbest when served at room temperature. tempera-ture. Easier to handle, too! Make this bread a day ahead for easy slicing. It's moist and full of good flavor and crunchi-ness. crunchi-ness. Goes to tea or into the lunch box. Good on the table any meal of the day, plain or toasted, served with plenty of butter. Hide it if you must, but do give it a day to ripen. ADA'S CHEESE DATE NUT LOAF (Makes 1 loaf. Recipe may be doubled.) cup boiling water 'i pound dates, cut fine 1 cups sifted all-purpose flour cup sugar 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 1 teaspoon soda 2 tablespoons butter teaspoon salt 1 well-beaten egg to I cup chopped walnuts Pour boiling water over dates and butter. Let stand for 5 minutes. min-utes. Sift together the dry ingredients. in-gredients. Add cooler date mixture, mix-ture, beaten egg, cheese and nuts. Mix only until blended. Scrape mixture into well-butter-3d one-pound loaf bread pan. Let stand 20 minutes. Bake in slightly under moderate mod-erate oven 325' for 50 to 60 minutes or until a wood pick inserted in center of loaf will come out clean. Turn out on rack to cool. Note Cut with thin sharp knife to prevent crumbling. |