Lemon Date Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. creamery butter
1 lb. chopped pecans
6 eggs, separated
3 c. sifted flour
1 lb. sugar
1 lb. chopped dates
2 oz. lemon extract
1 tsp. soda, dissolved in 1 Tbsp. warm water

Preparation

Cream sugar and butter. Add egg yolks, flour, extract and soda. Mix 3 or 4 minutes on medium speed. Add dates and pecans. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake at 250\u00b0 for 2 hours and 45 minutes to 3 hours in a stem pan lined with brown paper. White raisins may be substituted for dates.