Royal Date Cake
1 cup boiling water 1 lb. stoned and cut dates 3/4 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons butter or other shortening 1 square melted chocolate 1 egg 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 3/4 cups flour 3/4 cup pecan nuts Pour boiling water over dates. Cream sugar and shortening; add melted chocolate and well beaten egg; mix well and add dates and water; sift together baking powder, salt and flour; add gradually with pecan nuts. Put into greased loaf pan and bake very slowly for one and a half hours.