Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. margarine
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
4 tsp. soda
1/2 c. sour milk
3 1/2 c. flour
1 lb. dates, chopped
1 lb. orange gum slices, chopped
2 c. nuts, chopped
1 c. flaked coconut

Preparation

Cream margarine and sugar until smooth.
Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each one.
Dissolve soda into sour milk and add to creamed mixture.
Place flour in a large bowl and add dates, orange slices and nuts to the flour; stir until all are well coated with flour.
Add coconut.
Add all of this to the creamed mixture, mix by hand as it makes a very stiff dough.
Pour into greased and floured 9 x 12-inch pan.
Bake 2 1/2 to 3 hours at 250\u00b0.
Cut into squares before completely cold.