Date Cake.

1/2lb. butter, 1/2lb. flour, 1 breakfast cup sugar, 1lb. dates, 12 tablespoon milk, 1 tablespoon cocoa, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 eggs. Beat butter and sugar, add 1/2 of the milk and flour. Beat well, then add remainder of flour and milk, dates (stoned and chopped). Bake in shallow tin for half an hour.