Name: Date Bread
Ingredients: 1 tb Butter; 1 c Sugar; 1 Egg; 1/2 c Nut meats; 2 c Flour; 1/2 ts Salt; 1 ts Baking soda; 1 c Dates; 1 c Water; boiling

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains, Meats		Bread, Osg	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	tb	Butter
1	c	Sugar
1		Egg
1/2	c	Nut meats
2	c	Flour
1/2	ts	Salt
1	ts	Baking soda
1	c	Dates
1	c	Water; boiling

INSTRUCTIONS

Dissolve soda in boing water. Pour over cup of diced dates. Add butter
and sugar, creamed. Add some flour, eggs beaten, then salt and balance
of flour with nuts. Bake 35 to 40 minutes at 375 F.
Source: Mrs. Nellie Ragen, Selden Grange, Fayette County, OH
Mrs. Ruth Overturf, Selden Grange, Fayette County, OH
Originally published in Ohio State Grange Cook Book, 21st ed., Apr 1966.
Compiled by members of Ohio State Grange Home Economics Committee.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mm-bread.zip

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