1 cup chopped dates

1 cup boiling water

1 tsp. boiling water

1/4 tsp. salt

mix and cool

1 cup sugar

1 cup shortening

2 Tbsp. sweet cocoa

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 2/3 cups flour

Chocolate chips

nuts

Cream together sugar, shortening, cocoa; beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix in flour and other ingredients.

Fill paper cup half full – add chocolate chips and nuts. Cover with more batter. Add more chips and nuts. Sprinkle with sugar.

Bake at 350*  for 30 minutes.

-Vera Gilmore