Ingredients

• 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped into ¼-inch pieces
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup boiling water
• ½ cup shortening
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 2 cups flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

Grease a 9-inch by 5-inch pan. Preheat oven to 325° F.

Place dates and sugar in a large mixing bowl. In a saucepan, combine the water and shortening and simmer until shortening is melted. Pour over dates and sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Cool slightly.

Stir mix ingredients with a wooden spoon, not an electric mixer. Add eggs, beating well. Combine dry ingredients. Stir into date mixture until well blended. Batter may be slightly lumpy. Add walnuts and vanilla.

Turn batter into greased loaf pan and bake one hour until center of loaf springs back when touched. Cool thoroughly before removing from pan.

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