Orange Slice Cake
["3 1/2 c. plain flour", "1/2 tsp. soda", "1 lb. orange slice candy, cut up", "1 (8 oz.) pitted dates, chopped", "2 c. walnuts or pecans", "1 c. butter or margarine", "2 c. sugar", "1 (4 1/4 oz.) can coconut", "4 eggs", "1 tsp. soda", "1/2 c. buttermilk"]
["Sift together flour and 1/2 teaspoon soda.", "Combine orange slice, dates, nuts and coconut.", "Add 1/2 cup flour mixture to fruit mixture.", "Mix well.", "Cream butter until light, then gradually add sugar, beating constantly.", "Add eggs, one at a time to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.", "Combine 1 teaspoon soda with buttermilk and add alternately with flour mixture to cream mixture, beating after each addition.", "Add candy mixture and blend.", "Pour into a greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 300\u00b0 for 1 hour and 45 minutes."]
["flour", "soda", "orange slice candy", "dates", "walnuts", "butter", "sugar", "coconut", "eggs", "soda", "buttermilk"]