Ingredients:
• 
1 pound pitted dates, quartered
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Directions:
• Sprinkle baking soda over dates.
• Pour boiling water over them, stir well and let cool.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs, flour and dates alternately.
• Stir in nuts and vanilla.
• Place batter in 2 greased loaf pans and bake at 325 degrees for about 1 hour.

Note: You can also bake in 5 No. 2 well greased vegetable cans. Place cans on cookie sheet to bake

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