Date And Nut Loaf
["1 tsp. soda", "1 c. dates, cut in small pieces", "1 c. boiling water", "3/4 c. brown sugar", "1/4 tsp. salt", "1 Tbsp. butter", "1 egg", "1/2 c. chopped nutmeats", "1 1/2 c. flour"]
["Sprinkle soda over cut dates and pour boiling water over both. Stir sugar, butter, salt and egg.", "Add nutmeats, date mixture and sifted flour.", "Bake in greased loaf pan in slow oven at 300\u00b0 for 1 hour."]
["soda", "dates", "boiling water", "brown sugar", "salt", "butter", "egg", "chopped nutmeats", "flour"]