Orange Date Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. Crisco
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 level Tbsp. grated orange rind
2 c. self-rising flour
3/4 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
1 c. chopped dates, floured
3/4 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Mix
soda in buttermilk.
Stir Crisco and sugar together.
Add eggs
and\torange rind.
Alternate flour and buttermilk.
Stir in\tdates and nuts.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until toothpick comes out clean.