Orange Slice Cake
["1 c. butter", "2 c. sugar", "4 eggs", "3 1/2 c. plain flour", "1 1/2 c. buttermilk", "1 tsp. soda, dissolved in buttermilk", "1 lb. box dates, chopped", "1 lb. bag orange slice candy, cut up", "2 c. pecans, chopped", "1 c. coconut"]
["Cream butter and sugar; add eggs one at a time. Add flour alternately with buttermilk (and dissolved soda). Roll dates, candy, pecans and coconut in flour and add to butter mixture. Bake in a greased and floured tube pan in 250\u00b0 oven for 2 1/2 hours. Test to see if done."]
["butter", "sugar", "eggs", "flour", "buttermilk", "soda", "dates", "orange slice", "pecans", "coconut"]