Orange Slice Cake
["1 cup butter or margarine", "2 cups sugar", "4 eggs", "1 tsp. soda", "1/2 cup buttermilk", "3 1/2 cups flour", "1 lb. dates, chopped", "1 lb. candy orange slices, chopped", "1 can flaked coconut", "2 cups chopped nuts"]
["Cream butter or margarine and 2 cups sugar until smooth.", "Add eggs, 1 at a time, and beat well after each addition.", "Dissolve soda in buttermilk and add to the creamed mixture.", "Place flour in a large bowl and add dates, orange slices, and nuts.", "Stir to coat each piece.", "All flour mixture and coconut to the creamed mixture. This makes a very stiff dough that should be mixed with hands. Put in a greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan.", "Bake at 250 degrees for 2", "1/2 to 3 hours."]
["butter", "sugar", "eggs", "soda", "buttermilk", "flour", "dates", "orange slices", "flaked coconut", "nuts"]