Ingredients
1 cup chopped dates
1 tsp soda
1 cup boiling water
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp crisco
1 egg 1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Preparation
Sprinkle soda over dates and pour boiling water over both. Let stand until cool. Mix together sugar, salt, crisco and egg. Add to date mixture. Add dry ingredients, then nuts. Spoon into greased loaf pan. Bake 1 hour at 300 degrees.
