Date Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. mace
1/2 tsp. salt
6 Tbsp. butter or oleo
3/4 c. sugar
2 beaten eggs
1/2 c. milk
1 (8 oz.) pkg. chopped dates
1/2 c. chopped nuts
2 tsp. grated orange rind
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Preparation

Sift flour with baking powder, cinnamon, mace and salt.
Cream butter until soft; gradually add sugar.
Add well beaten eggs. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk.
Fold in dates, nuts and orange rind.
Pour into a 9-inch greased loaf pan.
Bake in preheated oven at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour to 1 1/4 hours.
Cool in pan 5 minutes.
Remove and cool completely before slicing.