Date Loaf

Ingredients:

• 1 cup boiling water
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• 8 oz. chopped dates
• 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. bi-carbonate soda (baking soda)
• 1 3/4 cups self-rising flour
• 1 egg, well beaten

Directions:

Cook dates, butter, sugar, and soda in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Cool. Add well beaten egg and self raising flour, mix well.

Grease or line with baking paper a long narrow tin. Bake in moderate oven for around 3/4 hour (need to check on).

Remove from tin. When cool, slice and spread slices with butter to serve.

Source: From very old Golden Wattle Cookery book.

By Lorraine from Perth, Western Australia