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     Title: Party Date
Categories: Cakes, Londontowne
     Yield: 25 servings

     3 c  Dates, cut up                       3 tb Cocoa
 1 1/2 c  Shortening                          4 c  Sugar
     3 c  Boiling water                   4 1/2 c  Flour
     6 ea Eggs                                1 c  Chopped nuts
     3 ts Baking soda                         2 c  Chocolate bits

 Mix dates and water and allow to cool. Combine 3c sugar, shortening, eggs,
 cocoa and flour. Add baking soda to date mixture and combine. Pour into 2
 greased loaf pans and sprinkle with topping of 1c sugar, nuts and
 chocolate bits. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes. Slice and serve
 hot. Garnish with whipped cream.
 Mrs. Henry D. Chaplin

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