Date Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. chopped dates
1 c. boiling water
6 Tbsp. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 c. cake flour
1 tsp. soda
1 c. pecans, chopped
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Soak chopped dates in boiling water and then mash.
Cream together the shortening and sugar.
Beat in the egg.
Add dry ingredients and mix well.