Date Strips
["2 eggs, well beaten", "1 pkg. pitted dates, separated into halves", "1 c. sugar", "2 tsp. baking powder", "1/4 tsp. salt (optional)", "1 c. flour (not sifted)", "1/2 c. boiling water", "3/4 to 1 c. chopped walnuts", "2 Tbsp. melted butter or margarine or lo-fat Crisco oil", "2 tsp. vanilla"]
["To eggs, add all other ingredients, except only add half of package of dates.", "Pour batter in 9 x 13-inch pan; press rest of dates evenly on top of batter in the pan.", "Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.", "Sprinkle with confectioners sugar; cut into strips when cool."]
["eggs", "dates", "sugar", "baking powder", "salt", "flour", "boiling water", "walnuts", "butter", "vanilla"]