Ingredients:

* 3 oz butter * 5 oz caster sugar * 2 eggs *6 oz self-rasing flour * 6 oz dates * 6 fl oz boiling water * 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla essence * 2 teaspoons of coffee in a little hot water * 3/4 teaspoons of baking soda
(Makes 8 small puddings)

Cook at 350 degree for 25 minutes

*~ Soak dates, vanilla and coffee in boiling water. Add baking soda and lieave until mushy when mashed together and cooled. Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs and flour. Mix in date mixture and beat together well. Grease little pudding bowls and half fill with mixture. Bake in a roasting in slightly before
removing from tins.


Butterscotch sauce

Ingredients:
* 6 oz soft brown sugar * 4 oz butter
* 6 teaspoons of double cream

Boil together until slightly thickened.

Scotch Whisky Ice Cream

Ingredients:
* 5 eggs (separated) * 1/2 pint milk * Bring to the boil with a vanilla pod * A splash of Scotch whisky

Separate egg yolks from whites and cream yolks with 4 oz caster sugar. Pour over hot milk and cream and return to heat and cook until it coats the back of a wooden spoon. Add a splash of Scotch Whisky.
Chum in an ice cream maker.
Add a little clear honey if desired.