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Date Apple Bread

1 or 2 apples
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground mace or 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 c. butter or margarine
3/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/3 c. milk
1 c. packaged diced dates

Core and finely chop enough apple to measure 1 1/2 cups.

Sift flour with baking powder, salt, cinnamon and mace.

Cream butter with sugar, then beat in eggs.

Beat flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with milk; fold in dates and apple.

Turn into greased and floured 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.

Bake in 350° (moderate) oven 1 hr and 15 min or until bread tests done.

Cool 10 min. in pan, then turn out and cool on rack.

Makes 1 (9x5x3-inch) loaf.