Date Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. chopped dates
1 c. boiling water
1 Tbsp. melted butter
1 tsp. soda
1 c. chopped dates
3/4 c. sugar
1 egg
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Four eggs, four cups flour, one cup sorghum, one cup sugar, one cup sour milk, one teaspoon each of ginger, cinnamon and cloves, one teaspoon of soda dissolved in milk, one cup seedless raisins dredged in flour.
Mix and bake in moderate oven.