Mable'S Orange Slice Cake
["1 c. butter or margarine", "2 c. sugar", "4 eggs", "1 tsp. soda", "1/2 c. buttermilk", "3 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour", "1 lb. dates, chopped fine", "1 lb. orange slice candy, cut fine", "2 c. chopped nuts", "1 small can coconut"]
["Cream butter and sugar.", "Add eggs, one at a time; cream well after each addition.", "Dissolve soda in buttermilk, add to creamed mixture.", "Mix", "orange", "slices, dates, nuts and coconut with flour, coating all", "pieces.", "Add flour mixture to creamed ingredients, mixing well.", "Bake", "in", "greased", "and floured tube pan at 250\u00b0 for approximately 2 1/2 to 3 hours."]
["butter", "sugar", "eggs", "soda", "buttermilk", "flour", "dates", "orange slice candy", "nuts", "coconut"]