Date Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. dates, chopped
2 tsp. soda
2 c. boiling water
3 Tbsp. Crisco
2 tsp. salt
3 beaten eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Mix dates, soda and boiling water; let stand.
Mix together other ingredients except nuts.
Add date-water mixture 1/3 at a time, mixing well.
Fold nuts in by hand.
Bake in 3 loaf pans for 1 hour at 325\u00b0.