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Sift:
1 c. sugar
Beat until light: 3 eggs
Add the sugar gradually. Blend these ingredients until they are very light.
Add: 2 cups chopped dates,
1 c. broken nut meats.
Sift before measuring 1 scant c. break flour.
Resift with 1 t. baking pwd. and 1/8 t. salt. If spices are desired add 1/4 t. cloves and 1/4 t. cinnamon.
Add the sifted ingredients to the egg mixture with 1 t. vanilla.
Beat the batter until the ingredients are well blended. Pour it into a 9×13 inch pan lined with buttered paper.
Bake it in a moderate oven 325 for about 25 minutes. When the cake is cool, cut it into bakes. Roll them in pwd sugar.