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NANAIMO-BARS-1(D)        USENET Cookbook        NANAIMO-BARS-1(D)

NANAIMO BARS I

     NANAIMO-BARS-1 - A Favorite Canadian sweet

     This comes from a page in an obscure magazine called some-
     thing like Canadian Homemaker, by way of a Canadian friend,
     Steve Deering.  This is a traditional Canadian sweet, much
     loved and admired. The origin of the recipe seems to be lost
     in the mists of time, though everyone seems to agree that it
     comes from the town of Nanaimo, in British Columbia.

INGREDIENTS (2 dozen)
     1/2 cup   butter or margarine
     1/4 cup   white sugar
     1         egg
     4 Tbsp    cocoa
     2 cups    Graham wafer crumbs
     1 cup     coconut
     1/2 cup   chopped nuts
     1/4 cup   butter
     3 Tbsp    milk
     2 Tbsp    vanilla custard powder (or pudding powder)
     2 cups    sifted icing sugar
     4 squares semisweet chocolate
     1 tsp     butter

PROCEDURE
          (1)  Mix the 1/2 cup butter, white sugar, egg, and
               cocoa.  Set over boiling water and stir until mix-
               ture resembles a custard.

          (2)  Combine crumbs, coconut, and nuts.  Combine with
               the butter/sugar mixture, blending well.  Spread
               and press tightly into a 9x9 inch pan.

          (3)  Cream the 1/4 cup butter, milk, custard powder,
               and icing sugar.  Spread over mixture in pan.
               Melt the chocolate over hot water; add butter and
               blend well.  Spread over the icing.  Let set.
               Chill and keep refrigerated.

RATING
     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 20 minutes preparation, several
     hours chilling.  Precision: measure the ingredients.

CONTRIBUTOR
     Barry Hayes
     Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
     bhayes@glacier.stanford.edu   decwrl!glacier.stanford.edu!bhayes