Date Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. dates, chopped
3 tsp. soda
2 c. boiling water
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
4 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Mix first 3 ingredients and let cool, then add remaining ingredients.
Grease 5 (No. 2) gold-lined cans and fill half full with mixture.
Bake in a 300\u00b0 oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Remove from cans and wrap in foil.
Keeps a long time; may be frozen, also.