Better Homes and Gardens On Line
1¼ cups flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
¾ teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
Dash cloves
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup snipped dates
3 tablespoons butter, cut up
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup chopped black walnuts
1½ cups brown sugar
Combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar, soda, baking powder, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Set aside. Combine dates and butter. Add 1 cup boiling water. Stir until butter melts. Stir in vanilla. Stir with nuts into flour mixture just until smooth. Spread in ungreased 2-quart square baking dish. Stir together 1½ cups boiling water and 1 cup brown sugar. Pour evenly over batter. Bake at 350º for 45 minutes or until it tests done. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream. Makes 9 servings.
This was wonderful still warm with ice cream.