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1/2 cup shortening
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 cup hot water
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cook the shortening, dates, sugar, and water in a saucepan 5 minutes. Cool slightly. Sift together flour, soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. Add nuts. Combine liquid and dry ingredients; add vanilla; mix until blended. Do not overheat.
Pour batter into a greased pan (8x8 inches) ; bake in a slow oven (325F) about 45 minutes. Cool. Frost with Creamy Lemon Frosting. Cut into thin slices to serve. Yield: 8x8-inch cake-32 pieces (1x2 inches) .