Date Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 stick butter
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. walnuts, chopped
1 lb. pitted dates, chopped
2 tsp. soda
2 c. boiling water
4 c. flour

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Add walnuts.
Combine dates, soda and boiling water.
Cool.
Add to butter mixture.
Stir in flour.
Pour into 8 greased beer cans. Yields 8 servings.
These make nice gifts.