Bell Jim Date Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (12 oz.) pkg. stoned dates, chopped
1 c. boiling water
2 tsp. soda
1/2 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
3 c. flour
2 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. pecans

Preparation

Combine water and soda. Pour over dates. Stir good and cool. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, beating after each addition. Add dates. Then add flour, allspice, vanilla and pecans. Bake in 3 layers in a 350\u00b0 oven for 25 to 30 minutes.