Holiday Fruit Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. diced dates
3/4 c. nut meats of your choice
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. boiling water
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. butter
1 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. (about) candied fruit

Preparation

Put nuts, dates, fruit, butter and soda in a bowl. Add boiling water. Beat eggs. Add sugar, then flour and salt sifted together. Combine mixture and pour into a buttered loaf pan. Bake at 350\u00b0 about 1 hour or until cake tests done. Turn from pan to cool. Frost top.