Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 c. sifted flour (plain)
1 tsp. salt
1 lb. orange slice candy, diced
1 (8 oz.) pitted dates, chopped
1 c. margarine or Crisco
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 1/4 oz. or 1 can flaked coconut
2 c. chopped pecans or walnuts

Preparation

Sift together flour and salt.
Combine candy, nuts and coconut.
Add 1/2 of the flour mixture.
Cream margarine until light.
Gradually add sugar; beat well.
Add eggs, one at a time; beat after each one.
Combine soda and buttermilk.
Add alternately with flour mixture.
Add candy mixture and mix well. Bake in large tube pan.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 1 hour and 45 minutes.