Date Nut Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 eggs (separate whites and yolks)
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter or oleo
1 c. flour
1 lb. dates
1 qt. pecans
2 tsp. baking powder
candied cherries

Preparation

Sift flour, sugar and baking powder.
Add and stir oleo and egg yolks; then nuts and dates.
Beat egg whites and fold into above mixture.
Bake for 1 hour at 325\u00b0 in a tube pan.
Decorate top with candied cherries.