Date And Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. cut up dates
1 c. boiling water
1 tsp. soda
1 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1/2 c. shortening (Crisco)
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 to 1 c. chopped walnuts

Preparation

Sprinkle soda over dates. Cover with boiling water and cool. Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg.
Alternate flour and salt mixture with dates.
Add nuts and vanilla.
Bake 1 hour at 350\u00b0.