Date Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tsp. soda
1/2 lb. dates, seeded and cut up
1 c. hot water
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. butter
1 1/4 c. flour (all-purpose)
1/2 c. nuts

Preparation

Put soda on dates and hot water; let stand.
Mix together sugar, egg, salt, baking powder, butter, flour and nuts.
Add dates to this mixture and bake at 350\u00b0.