Date And Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dates, cut up
1 tsp. soda in hot water (pour over dates and cool)
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. black walnut meats, cut up
1 egg

Preparation

Combine first two ingredients; cool.
Mix rest of ingredients. Bake in a greased cake pan for 35 to 40 minutes.
Good without icing.