Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      c.            butter or margarine
   2      c.            sugar
   4                    eggs
     1/2  lb.           dates. chopped
   1      lb.           orange slice candy
   2      c.            nuts -- chopped
     1/2  c.            buttermilk or sour milk
   1      tsp.          baking soda
     1/2  tsp.          salt
   3      c.            flour
   1      c.            coconut

Preparation:

Cream together butter, sugar, and eggs. Mix together buttermilk or sour milk and baking soda. Mix together salt and flour. Add flour alternately with buttermilk or sour milk to sugar mixture. Dredge in 1/2 cup flour chopped dates, chopped orange slice candy, coconut, and chopped nuts. Add to cake mixture. Grease and flour tube pan. Pour cake into pan. Bake at 275 degrees for 2 hours or until done.