Grandma Chamberlin'S Boston Brown Bread
["1 lb. dates, cut up", "2 tsp. baking soda", "1 1/2 c. sugar", "4 Tbsp. butter", "2 eggs", "1 c. chopped pecans", "1 tsp. vanilla", "4 c. flour", "1 tsp. salt"]
["Boil 2 cups of water; pour over dates.", "Set aside to cool. In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar and eggs.", "Add date mixture, nuts, vanilla, flour and baking soda.", "Mix well.", "Pour into 5 well-greased cans (16 ounce vet cans), filling half full. Bake at 300\u00b0 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.", "Remove from cans while still warm.", "Cool completely.", "Slice thin.", "Spread with butter or cream cheese."]
["dates", "baking soda", "sugar", "butter", "eggs", "pecans", "vanilla", "flour", "salt"]