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Party Date Loaf
Ingredients
1 cup fresh dates
1/3 cup candied cherries
1/2 cup candied pineapple
1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1-1/3 cup milk
2-1/2 cups flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
Directions
Cream sugar and butter. Add egg and beat well. Blend in milk. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Blend into butter mixture. Stir in fruits, sliced dates, quartered cherries and thinly sliced pineapple.
Bake in a 8-1/2x4-1/2 inch loaf pan at 350 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes.