1 c Sugar
1/4 c Butter
1 Beaten egg
1 1/2 c Sifted flour
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Nuts
1 c Chopped dates
1 ts Soda
1 c Boiling water
Pour the water over the dates and soda. Let sit while mixing the other
ingredients then add the date mixture. Pour into prepared 8 ” pan and
bake in 350 oven 35 min. ICING: 5 tblsp. brown sugar, 5 tblsp. cream,
2 tblsp. butter. Put in saucepan and bring to boil and boil 3 min,
remove from heat and cool. I thicken this with icing sugar to spread.
Yields
8 Servings