Chocolate Chip, Date, Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. boiling water
1 c. cut-up dates
1 tsp. soda
3/4 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt
1 3/4 c. flour
1/2 c. chocolate chips
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Pour boiling water over dates.
Let stand until cool.
Add soda to dates and water.
Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs to sugar and shortening and beat.
Add alternately with date mixture the cocoa, salt and flour.
Spread in greased 9 x 13-inch pan.
Sprinkle chocolate chips and chopped nuts over top. Bake for 40 minutes in a 350\u00b0 oven.