Ingredients
1/4 cup shortening1-1/2 cups sugar2 eggs1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract3 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking soda2 teaspoons baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt1-1/2 cups orange juice1-1/2 cups chopped dates1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Preparation
In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Combine dry ingredients; add alternately to creamed mixture with orange juice. Blend well. Fold in dates and walnuts.
Pour into two greased, floured and waxed paper-lined 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
