1 c  Sugar

    1/4 c  Butter

      1    Beaten egg

  1 1/2 c  Sifted flour

    1/2 ts Salt

      1 ts Vanilla

    1/2 c  Nuts

      1 c  Chopped dates

      1 ts Soda

      1 c  Boiling water

  Pour the water over the dates and soda. Let sit while mixing the other
  ingredients then add the date mixture. Pour into prepared 8 " pan and bake
  in 350 oven 35 min. ICING: 5 tblsp. brown sugar, 5 tblsp. cream, 2 tblsp.
  butter. Put in saucepan and bring to boil and boil 3 min, remove from
  heat and cool. I thicken this with icing sugar to spread.