Date Torte - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. dates
1 tsp. butter
1 c. water
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. sugar
1 c. flour
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts, chopped

Preparation

Boil until thick the dates, butter and water; cool, then add soda, sugar, eggs, salt, vanilla, flour and nuts.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 40 minutes.
When cool, whip 1 pint of whipping cream and dribble with chocolate syrup.
Refrigerate overnight.