Date Bread

At the request of my husband who missed his mother's cooking, I asked my mother-in-law Theone Miles for her recipe for date nut bread. This was one of Kerry's favorites and I think it is a good recipe also.

1 cup chopped dates
2 cups sugar
2 cups boiling water
2 TBS melted butter
4 cups sifted flour
1 tsp soda 2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
3 eggs, separated
1 cup chopped nuts
2 tsp. Vanilla

Pour boiling water over dates, sugar, and butter. Sift dry ingredients, but do not add to date mixture until egg whites are beaten stiff. Then add dry ingredients, next the egg yolks, one at a time. Add the chopped nuts and vanilla. Beat well. Lastly fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites and
Pour into 2 loaf pans. Bake 1 hour at 375 degrees.