Ingredients
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| | | | 3 | cups (8 fl oz) | water- Boiling | 2 | cups pitted, chopped | Dates, chopped and pitted | 4 | teaspoons | baking soda | 1/3 | stick | butter | 2 3/4 | cups | sugar | 3 | large | eggs | 1 | tablespoon | vanilla extract | 2 1/2 | cups | all-purpose flour | 1/2 | cup, chopped | walnuts |
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| 8 | Combine water, dates and baking soda - allow to stand one hour. Using mixer, cream butter until soft, add sugar and blend for 10 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and blend for 10 minutes. Mix on low while adding alternately date mixture and flour. Beat until smooth. Add walnuts and mix until combined. Divide into 4 grease and floured bread pans. Bake 45 - 60 minutes in a 350 degree oven. |
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