Categories: Cakes 
      Yield: 8 servings 
  
      1 c  Sugar 
    1/4 c  Butter 
      1    Beaten egg 
  1 1/2 c  Sifted flour 
    1/2 ts Salt 
      1 ts Vanilla 
    1/2 c  Nuts 
      1 c  Chopped dates 
      1 ts Soda 
      1 c  Boiling water 
  
  Pour the water over the dates and soda. Let sit while mixing the other 
  ingredients then add the date mixture. Pour into prepared 8 " pan and bake 
  in 350 oven 35 min. ICING: 5 tblsp. brown sugar, 5 tblsp. cream, 2 tblsp. 
  butter. Put in saucepan and bring to boil and boil 3 min, remove from 
  heat and cool. I thicken this with icing sugar to spread.