Date Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. chopped dates
1 tsp. soda
1 c. boiling water, poured over dates
1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. shortening
2 eggs
1 c. plus 2 Tbsp. flour
1/2 c. nuts
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Combine dates and soda; pour boiling water over dates, then set aside. Cream together sugar, shortening and eggs.
Add remaining ingredients. Add the date mixture to sugar mixture. Bake in 9 x 13-inch pan at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Serve with Cool Whip.