Date-Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) pkg. chopped dates
1/2 c. chopped pecans or walnuts
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. hot water
1/4 c. shortening
2/3 c. sugar
1 egg
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Stir dates, pecans and soda into hot water; set aside to cool. Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer.
Add egg and beat well.
Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with fruit-nut mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Stir in vanilla.
Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 28 ounce fruit cans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in cans 10 minutes.
Remove from pans and let cool on wire racks.
Yield: 2 loaves.