3 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. nuts
1/2 c. butter
4 eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 lb. orange slices, cut up
1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates
1 can coconut
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda

Chop dates, nuts, and orange slices finely. Coat well with 1 1/2 cups flour. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time; beat well. Combine soda and 1/2 cup buttermilk. Add alternately with flour. Add candy, dates, and nuts last; mix well. Bake in slow oven at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 45 minutes in large tube pan. Let stand overnight in pan. This is an enexpensive fruit cake and is very good.