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Braised shanks, a carrot salad and a molasses ginger cake: This cozy menu from David Tanis, drawing from North Africa, is sure to warm.

Did you know that the sweetener molasses dates back to 500 BCE, when the process of pressing sugar cane and boiling its juice until it crystallized was developed in India?

Combine the figs (or dates) and boiling water, and set aside. To make the cake: Beat the 1/4 cup butter, brown sugar, salt, and baking powder until fluffy.

Basically, cooked apples sweetened with raisins and molasses and flavored with sweet and savory spices, such as cinnamon, clove, caraway and cinnamon, form the base of bottled mincemeat.

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Let the cake cool directly in the pan, then cut into 8 rectangular pieces and serve with dollops of molasses whipped cream. Leftover cake will keep, refrigerated, for up to 2 days.

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Mix the vanilla into the yoghurt and then swirl in the date molasses. Slice the cake, add some of the candied tangerines and cooking juices and serve with the yoghurt.

Molasses and coffee bring out the spice, while the caramelised pears provide a sweet, buttery counterpoint.