Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      teaspoons     baking soda
   2      cups          boiling water
   1      large   box   chopped dates
   4      tablespoons   butter
   2      cups          sugar
   2      cups          chopped nuts
   2 1/4  cans          flour
   1      teaspoon      vanilla
   1      teaspoon      cinnamon

Preparation:

Put dates and baking soda in boiling water. Let cool. Cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add nuts. Add flour and beat. Add to water mixture. Bake in loaf pans for 35 minutes at 350 degrees or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.