Date Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 pkg. dates
2 tsp. baking soda
2 c. hot water
1 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
pinch of salt
1/2 to 1 c. chopped walnuts

Preparation

Finely chop the dates.
Put baking soda over dates and hot water.
When cool, add to following mixture:
Cream the butter; add sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Combine salt and flour.
Alternate flour mixture with dates and water, then add walnuts.
Pour into a greased 9 x 12 pan and bake at 350\u00b0 for 50 to 60 minutes.