Grandma's Brown Bread

3 tablespoons butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 cups of flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup pecans pieces
1 cup chop dates
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups boiling water

Take chop dates and place in a medium size bowl, sprinkle with baking soda and pour boiling water over them and set aside to cool.

Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, date mixture, salt, flour, vanilla and nuts. Mix well. Fill cans about half full and bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes.

DO NOT GREASE CANS BREAD WILL NOT STICK.


(Cans are you standard size vegetable cans, cleaned and labels removed.  If you don't plan ahead like I do or forget to to save your cans you can use mini loaf pans 5x3x1)