Jam Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 eggs
2 c. sugar
3 c. flour
1 c. shortening or oleo
1 pt. jar jam or jelly
2/3 c. cut dates
1 c. chopped nuts
1 Tbsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. ginger, cinnamon, allspice and cloves
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda

Preparation

Sift all dry ingredients, except soda.
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well each time.
Add jam or jelly and part of the dry ingredients.
Mix nuts and dates with rest of the dry ingredients.
Stir soda into buttermilk and add alternately with dry ingredients.
Add vanilla.
Beat well.
Bake layers about 30 minutes or loaf cake about 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours.