Title

Date Cake

Subject

dates

hot water

baking soda

sugar

egg

butter

lard

flour

salt

nuts

vanilla

Description

Date Cake
1 cup chopped dates
1 ,, hot water with 1
teaspoon soda turned over
dates.

Let stand while mixing
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup butter and la[rd]
mixed,
1 1/2 cups flour wit[h] p[inch]
of salt
1/2 cup cho[pped nuts]

Back:
[1] teasp vanilla
Saving some of the
nuts to sprinkle over
top before baking.
Bake 3/4 hr.
350 oven

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# Date Cake

## Ingredients

- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 cup hot water with 1 tsp baking soda, turned over dates
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup butter and lard, mixed
- 1 1/2 cups flour with pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (save some to sprinkle on top)
- 1 tsp vanilla

## Instructions

1. Pour hot water mixed with baking soda over chopped dates. Let stand while mixing remaining ingredients.
2. Mix together sugar, egg, and butter and lard mixture.
3. Add flour with pinch of salt and mix together.
4. Stir in chopped nuts and vanilla.
5. Pour batter into pan. Sprinkle reserved nuts over top before baking.
6. Bake at 350°F for 3/4 hour.

Creator

Alberta P. Thornton

Source

RCA0005 - VTG 175+ Recipes w Box Handwritten Clipped Breads Pies Casseroles Seafood Donut (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Handwritten recipe card

Identifier

RCA0005-20260528-0024

Coverage

Maine, US