Date Loaf Recipe

1 cup chopped dates
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup sugar
1 rounded teaspoon butter
1 ½ cups flour
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
½ cup chopped nuts/raising/mixed fruit
1 egg

Pour boiling water over bicarb. Pour over chopped dates while fizzy. Mix well to soften dates. Add butter, sugar, nuts/raising and beaten egg, stirring well with each addition. Separately, sift flour and salt. Add to date mixture when cool. Bake in loaf pan at 1800 C for 45-60 minutes.