Yield: 8 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 pounds | Dates; chopped |
| 2 cups | Boiling water |
| 1 | Stick margarine |
| 2 cups | Sugar |
| 2 | Eggs |
| 1 teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 tablespoon | Baking soda |
| 4 cups | Flour |
| ½ cup | Nuts |
Pour water over dates & cool. Mix margarine & sugar; beat in eggs, salt & vanilla. When dates are cool, add to sugar mixture. Then add baking soda, flour & nuts. Pour batter into clean vegetable or soup cans which have been greased well. Fill ½ to ⅔ full. Bake for 45 minutes at 375. When cool, shake from cans & wrap with foil.
MRS ERNEST (MILL) TOBIN
From the <The Bliss of Cooking Returns>, Fort Bliss Officers Wives Club, Ft. Bliss, TX. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .