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Grandma Great's Date Cake or Bread Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb. (2 c.) pitted dates cut fine
2 c. boiling water
1 t. baking soda
2 c. sugar
1 c. lard or butter
3 c. flour
1 t. vanilla
1 c. chopped English walnuts
Directions:
Directions:
Pour the 2 cups boiling water over the dates and add baking soda. Set aside to cool. Cream sugar and lard or butter very well. Add flour, vanilla and nuts. Put in Bundt pan or loaf pan and bake in 350º oven until toothpick comes out clean.
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
10 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Grandma always made this at Christmas. We had date cake on Christmas day. She would also make it in loaf pans and give away to friends. Trish and I walked to Grandma's house after school. Sometimes Lee would go with us. We would get there a little bit before Grandma got home from work. At Christmas time Grandma would have boxes of dates beside the bread box in the kitchen. Her 3 little angels would sometimes get into her dates!

 

 

 

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