4 c. flour
4 eggs
1/2 lb. butter
2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. nuts
1 c. chopped dates
1 lb. orange slices

Chop orange slices into 1 cup of the flour. Add dates and nuts. Combine butter and sugar. Add eggs. Sift soda with rest of flour. Add to creamed mixture with buttermilk, add orange slices, dates, nuts. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours in greased and floured loaf pans.