Orange Slice Cake
["1 tsp. baking soda", "1/2 c. buttermilk", "1 c. butter or margarine", "2 c. sugar", "4 eggs", "1 tsp. salt", "3 1/2 c. flour", "2 c. nuts, chopped (optional)", "1 lb. orange slice candy", "1 lb. sliced dates", "1 can coconut (optional)"]
["Dissolve baking soda in the buttermilk.", "Cream butter; add sugar and then eggs.", "Alternately add 1/2 the flour-salt mixture with the buttermilk.", "Roll the nuts, candy and dates in the remaining flour.", "Add these to the batter with the coconut.", "Bake in a greased tube pan for 2 1/2 hours at 250\u00b0."]
["baking soda", "buttermilk", "butter", "sugar", "eggs", "salt", "flour", "nuts", "orange slice candy", "dates", "coconut"]