Chocolate chip date-nut loaf

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       Title: Chocolate Chip Date-Nut Loaf
  Categories: Cheesecakes, Crockpot
       Yield: 4 servings
  
       1 c  Dates; chopped
       1 ts Baking soda
       1 c  Water; boiling
       1 tb Butter
       1 c  Sugar
       1    Egg
       1 ts Vanilla
       2 c  Flour
       1 ts Baking powder
     1/2 ts Salt
     1/2 c  Walnuts; chopped
     1/2 c  Chocolate chips
  
      In a large bowl, sprinkle soda over dates. Add  boiling
   water and butter. Allow to cool. Add sugar,  egg and
   vanilla and beat well. Add remaining  ingredients and stir
   thoroughly. Pour into greased and  floured baking pan (slow
   cooker accessory). Bake in  covered slow pot on high for 2
   to 3 hours. Submitted  by Mrs. Gertrude Burns, OH Source:
   Women's Home  Cooking Slow Pot Cookery 11/79 Article:
   Breads & Cakes
  
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