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3/4 cup chopped Walnuts

1 cup cut up Brown Pitted Dates

1 /1/3 teaspoons Baking Soda

1/2 teaspoon Salt

3 tablespoons Shortening

1 cup canned Califronian Apple Sauce  ( heated)

2 EGGS

1 teaspoon Mexican Vanilla Extract

1 cup granulated Sugar

1  1/2 cups sifted all purpose Flour

with fork,  mix walnuts , dates , baking soda and salt/  Add shortening and applesauce.  Let stand 20 minutes.  Start heating oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease 9 x 5 inch loaf pan

With fork, beat eggs, beat in vanilla, sugar and flour.  Mix in Date mixture until just about blended; turn into pan.  Bake one hour and 5 minutes  , or till cake tender.

Cool in pan 10 minutes .

Remove to wire rack to finish cooling.  Then wrap in foil

Store overnight before slicing.

Slices readily when frozen.

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