1 cup chopped dates
1 cup boiling water
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup sugar
5 Tbs. butter
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups flour
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Boil the water in a saucepan
Place dates and baking soda in a bowl
Pour water over dates and baking soda, stir and let cool
In another bowl mix together sugar, butter and egg
Add salt and flour gradually to the butter mixture
Add vanilla, nuts and date mixture
Stir to combine
Pour batter into buttered loaf pan
Bake for 45 minutes or until the top is golden