Date Bread Recipe

• 1 c. dates
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 c. boiling water
• 1/4 c. butter
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 c. flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 c. gumdrops, cut
• 1/2 c. nuts (optional)

1. Cook water and dates; add in soda.
2. Cook slightly and cold.
3. Cream together butter and sugar; add in egg.
4. Sift together flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
5. Add in alternately with date mix.
6. Then add in gumdrops and nuts.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 min to 1 hour.
8. Makes 2 small or possibly 1 large loaf.

dates, soda, boiling water, butter, sugar, egg, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, gumdrops, nuts

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/date-bread-43476 (may not work)