Orange Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large orange, squeezed, plus boiling water to make 1 c.
1 c. dates, chopped coarsely
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. shortening
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. nuts

Preparation

Mix together orange juice, boiling water and dates in a bowl. Stir in
soda,
sugar,
shortening and vanilla.
Add an egg, then flour
sifted
with baking powder and salt.
Stir in nuts.\tBake in\tgreased
loaf
pan
for
50 minutes at 350\u00b0 or until done.