Date Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. chopped dates
1 c. boiling water
1 tsp. soda
1 Tbsp. butter
1 c. granulated sugar
1 1/2 c. flour
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped nuts
bananas

Preparation

Put chopped dates in bowl and add soda and boiling water.
Add other ingredients in order listed.
Bake in oblong greased pan at 350\u00b0 until brown, approximately 20 to 30 minutes.
Serve in big bowl when cold.
Put layer of pudding cut in small pieces in dish first, then a layer of whipped cream, then bananas, then pudding until the top of the bowl is reached.