1 c Dates; chopped
1 c Water; boiling
1 ts Soda
1 c Sugar
1 ea Egg; beaten
2 c Flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 c Nut meats; chopped
Add soda and boiling water to dates. Let stand and cool. Then mix with remaining ingredients. Bake in moderate oven 1 hour. Bake in long loaf bread pan. Note: No exact temperatur give. Moderate oven is 350 – 400 F. Source: Cora Van Allen, Bugby Grange, Astabula County, Oh : Mabel Purdy, Pleasent Grange, Knox County, OH