In bowl sift together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder & baking soda. Stir in nuts, dates, cranberries & orange rind. Combine eggs, buttermilk & oil. Add to flour mixture. Stir until blended. Pour into a well-greased 10-inch tube pan & bake for 1 hour at 350. Remove from oven & let stand in pan until lukewarm. Remove to rack placed over a wide dish. Icing: Combine orange juice & sugar. Stir repeatedly until sugar is dissolved. Pour over cake, smoothing with a spoon. Repeat until all juice is used up. Wrap cake in foil & place in refrigerator or freezer. Refrigerated, it will keep 2 weeks or more.

Mrs. Billy Marshall

Albuquerque, Nm

From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West Helena, Ar 72390. Downloaded from Glen's Mm Recipe Archive,