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      Title: Party Date
 Categories: Cakes, Londontowne
      Yield: 25 servings
 
      3 c  Dates, cut up                       3 tb Cocoa
  1 1/2 c  Shortening                          4 c  Sugar
      3 c  Boiling water                   4 1/2 c  Flour
      6 ea Eggs                                1 c  Chopped nuts
      3 ts Baking soda                         2 c  Chocolate bits
 
  Mix dates and water and allow to cool. Combine 3c sugar, shortening, eggs,
  cocoa and flour. Add baking soda to date mixture and combine. Pour into 2
  greased loaf pans and sprinkle with topping of 1c sugar, nuts and
  chocolate bits. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes. Slice and serve
  hot. Garnish with whipped cream.
  Mrs. Henry D. Chaplin
 
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