MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Rosemary's Date Nut Bread Categories: Breads, Fruits, Nuts, Citrus Yield: 2 Loaves 1/4 c Shortening 1 1/2 c Sugar 2 lg Eggs 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 3 c All-purpose flour 2 ts Baking soda 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 1/2 c Orange juice 1 1/2 c Dates; chopped 1/2 c Walnuts; chopped In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Combine dry ingredients; add alternately to creamed mixture with orange juice. Blend well. Fold in dates and walnuts. Pour into two greased, floured and waxed paper-lined 8" x 4" loaf pans. Bake @ 350°F/175°C for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Recipe by Rosemary White of Oneida, New York Recipe FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM