Hi people. This week weâre revisiting an episode from season 1. It features a lovely family recipe for date nut cake. It was my grandmotherâs recipe and I made it for Mary Ellenâs birthday. Itâs just delicious. 

Youâll need: 

1 stick of butter

 lb dates

1 tsp soda

1 cup boiling water

1 Â cup flour

1 cup sugar

1 egg

 cup pecans 

Begin by putting the butter, dates and soda in a bowl and covering them with the boiling water then let them cool. Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a 9 x 12â? baking pan. Then add the egg, flour, sugar and pecans to the cooled ingredients in the bowl and mix well. Pour into your greased pan and bake for about 30 minutes, or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan. 

On my NPR podcast Iâll be discussing an idea for a few New Yearâs resolutions. Be sure and have a listen! 

Donât forget to come by Felix Populi. We have some new items available and some others on sale!  

And donât miss the Brini Maxwell Auctions this week!