Date Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. dates
1 lb. candied cherries
1 cup flour
4 eggs
4 cups pecans
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup sugar

Preparation

Sift dry ingredients together three times.
Sift over fruit and nut mixture.
Add beaten egg yolks; fold in stiffly beaten egg whites to which vanilla has been added.
Let stand 30 minutes. Mix again.
Line angel food pan or loaf pan with wax paper. Grease; pack batter lightly in pan.
Cover top with foil.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 2 hours; remove foil and bake 15 minutes.