1 pk (8-oz) pitted dates
1 Egg; beaten
1 1/4 c Boiling water
1 Stick butter; room temp.
1 1/2 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
1 c Chopped pecans
2 1/4 c Sifted flour
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1 1/2 ts Salt
From: esined@inforail.MV.COM (Denise Gaunt)
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 16:12:41 GMT
Cut dates into small pieces. Pour boiling water over dates. Add butter
and brown sugar. Cool this mixture. Beat in eggs and nuts. Sift together
dry ingredients and stir into date mixture. Do not beat. Pour into prepared
9×5-inch pan and bake in 350 degree oven for 60 minutes or until tester
comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes then turn out of pan. Wrap in
aluminum foil for better storage.
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Yields
12 Servings