Date Nut Loaf

Ingredients:

• 2 cups chopped dates
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 rounded tablespoons shortening (melted butter)
• 2 beaten eggs
• 2 cups flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Pour boiling water over dates and stir in soda and let stand while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.

Cream sugar and shortening; add beaten eggs, salt, vanilla. Add date mixture, flour and nuts, mix well. Pour into greased and floured loaf tin. Bake 1 hour to 1 hr 10 minutes at 350 degree F.

Keep refrigerated to keep moist.