Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        mix
  1                cup  butter
  1 1/2           cups  sugar
  3                     eggs -- beaten slightly
  1              pound  dates -- cut into pieces
                        english walnuts -- optional
                        sift
  2 1/2           cups  flour
     1/2      teaspoon  cloves
  1           teaspoon  cinnamon
                        dissolve
  1           teaspoon  baking soda -- in
  3        tablespoons  hot water

Preparation:

Dissolve soda in hot water and add rest of ingredients. Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased pan and bake at 350 degrees until brown 12-15 minutes.

Nutritional Information:

5254 Calories (kcal); 202g Total Fat; (33% calories from fat); 59g Protein; 843g Carbohydrate; 1058mg Cholesterol; 3324mg Sodium