Banana Date Loaf

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup mashed banana
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup cut up dates
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. cream Sugar and shortening thoroughly.
3. Add banana and lemon juice and mix well.
4. Sift flour, soda and salt.
5. Add dry ingredients, dates and nuts to creamed mixture, stirring just until all flour is moistened. Spread in a well-greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch.loaf pan.
6. Bake for 60 minutes.