Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. margarine
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 c. buttermilk
4 c. flour
1 pinch salt
1 lb. dates
1 lb. orange slices
2 tsp. soda
2 c. nuts

Preparation

Melt butter.
Cream in sugar; add eggs.
Add 1 cup buttermilk. Add soda to remaining 1/2 cup buttermilk and add to mixture.
Using hands, add flour and salt to dates and orange slices.
Mix together.
Add to sugar-egg mixture and mix well.
Bake 3 to 4 hours in 275\u00b0 oven in tube pan.