1 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter (1 cube)
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. raisins or 1/2 c. chopped nuts and 1/2 c. chopped dates or diced apple
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon

Sift flour, sugar and cinnamon together, using hands. Mix butter into flour mixture until like cornmeal, again using hands. Reserve 1 cup of flour mixture for topping. Then hand stir in buttermilk, vanilla and soda. Add fruit and nuts. Stir just until mixed. Spread into 2 greased 8 inch pans. Sprinkle on topping. Bake in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.