1 c  Chopped Dates

    1/2 c  Raisins

    1/2 c  Chopped prunes

      1 c  Water

    1/2 c  Margarine, cut into pats

      2    Eggs, beaten

      1 ts Vanilla, extract

      1 c  All-purpose flour

      1 ts Baking soda

    1/2 c  Chopped nuts

   In a saucepan, combine dates, raisins, prunes, and water. Bring to a
  boil and boil 5 minutes. Stir in margarine and salt. Set aside to
  cool. Add remaining ingredients to fruit; stir just until dry
  ingredients are moistened. Spoon into greased mini-muffin pans.
   Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes (if desired, bake in a 11" x 7" x
  2" baking pan for 30 minutes). Yield: 32 muffins

   Diabetic Exchanges: One mini-muffin equals, 1/2 fruit, 1 fat, 1/2
  starch; also 94 calories, 52 mg sodium, 14 mg cholesterol, 12 gm
  carbohydrate, 2 gm protein, 4 gm fat.
   SOURCE: Fern Albertson, Spokane, WA Country Woman Magazine Sept/Oct
  92