Date Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 tsp. melted butter
1 egg
1 c. hot water
1 c. chopped dates
1 tsp. soda
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
chopped nuts

Preparation

Mix sugar and shortening together.
Add egg.
Mix sifted flour, salt and baking powder together.
Boil water; add soda and pour over dates.
Cool.
Add to sugar and shortening.
Add chopped nuts to flour.
Mix well.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until done.