Categories: Cakes 
      Yield: 12 servings 
  
      1 c  Boiling water 
      1 c  Chopped dates 
      1 ts Soda 
      1 c  Sugar 
    1/4 c  Margarine 
      1    Egg 
  1 1/2 c  Flour 
    1/2 ts Salt 
      1 ts Vanilla 
    1/2 c  Walnuts 
  
  Pour the cup of boiling water over the cup of dates and the tsp.of soda. 
  Let cool. Cream the sugar and margarine and add the beaten egg.Then add the 
  date mixture and vanilla. Add the flour salt mixture and nuts. Pour into 
  greased and floured 8 inch square pan and bake in 350 oven 35 min. In 
  saucepan put 5 tblsp. brown sugar, 5 tblsp. whole milk or cream and 2 
  tblsp. margarine. Bring to a boil and boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat and 
  cool to lukewarm then add icing sugar to thickness desired for spreading.