Date Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup dates, chopped fine
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup boiling water
1 egg, well beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Preparation

Mix well in a bowl the dates, brown sugar, butter and boiling water.
Stir until butter melts.
Stir in the egg, baking soda, flour, salt and nuts.
Place in a buttered loaf pan (9x5) and bake at 350\u00b0 for about 1 hour, or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.