Date Nut Bread
["1 c. dates, chopped", "1 c. hot water", "1 t. soda", "2 c. flour", "1/2 c. pecans, broken", "2/3 c. sugar", "4 T. shortening", "1 egg, well beaten", "1 t. vanilla"]
["Pour hot water over dates and soda, cover, let sit for 15 minutes.", "Cream sugar and shortening, add well beaten egg.", "Add flour, salt and date mixture alternately to sugar.", "Cream well and add pecans and vanilla.", "Bake in greased loaf pan for 1 hour at 375 degrees."]
["dates", "water", "soda", "flour", "pecans", "sugar", "shortening", "egg", "vanilla"]