Orange Date Nut Cake

Name: Orange Date Nut Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 c. butter or margarine; 1 c. sugar; 2 eggs; 2/3 c. milk; 2 c. flour; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 tsp. soda; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 pkg. pitted dates; 1 c. chopped nuts; 1 tbsp. grated orange rind

From Our favorite recipes (Damascus Church, Chapel Hill, 1963), 1963

This leaves a glazed top. Cut into squares when cool; serve plain or with whipped cream.

Presented as published in 1963. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Our favorite recipes (Damascus Church, Chapel Hill, 1963) (1963) by Damascus Congregational Christian Church (Chapel Hill, N.C.), page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ORANGE DATE NUT CAKE Mrs. Mamie McCauley 1/2 c. butter or margarine 1 c. sugar 2 eggs 2/3 c. milk 2 c. flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. soda 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 pkg. pitted dates 1 c. chopped nuts 1 tbsp. grated orange rind

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