Chocolate Chip Date Cake

1 cup chopped dates
1 1/2 cup boiling water
1 tsp. soda

Pour water over dates. Add soda and cool.

1 1/2 cups shortening
2 eggs beaten
1 cup sugar

Cream together and add to the date mixture.

1 1/2 cup + 3 T. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. sugar

Sift together and combine with date mixture.

Put in greased 9x13 or 10x15 pan and sprinkle over the top with 1/2 cup of each: brown sugar, pecans or walnuts and chocolate chips. Bake at 350.