Eugene Walden

Chocolate Refreshers

• 1¼ cups sifted AP flour
• ¾ tsp soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1¼ cups cut dates
• ¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup (6 oz) semi-sweet chocolate morsels or butterscotch morsels
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup orange juice
• ½ cup milk
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Orange Glaze

• 1½ cups powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp soft butter
• 1 to 2 tsp grated orange rind
• 2 to 3 tbsp cream

Combine powdered sugar, butter, and orange rind. Blend in cream until of spreading consistency.