2 pounds dates
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups boiling water
¼ pound (1 stick) butter
1 cup dark brown sugar
2 eggs
½ teaspoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup nut meats chopped small (walnuts are best)

Try the world's absolutely most delicious "quick" bread! This is my all-time favorite "quick" bread. You can make it in full-size loaves, as directed in this recipe - or make mini loaves, or muffins of any size. If you change the size of whatever you're baking, do everything the same way as in the recipe below - BUT be sure to check for doneness a lot sooner: smaller breads will cook much faster than the large loaf.