Orange & Date Bread - Taste Of Home

1 c Butter or margarine, soft

2 c Sugar

3 Eggs

4 c Flour

1 ts Baking soda

1 ts Salt

1 1/3 c Buttermilk

1 c Chopped dates

1 c Chopped pecans or walnuts

1 tb Grated orange rind

-----------------------------------GLAZE----------------------------------- 1/4 c Orange juice

1/2 c Sugar

2 tb Grated orange rind

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, beat well. Combine dry ingredients and add alternately with the buttermilk. Fold in walnuts, dates and orange rind. Pour into two 8 1/2 inch greased and floured pans and bake at 350F. degrees for about an hour. Comb NOTES: Can be made ahead and frozen.

From Taste of Home magazine, Dec.`94 Reposted for you by: Bill Webster -----