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Hermit Cake

1 lb. butter
6 eggs, separated
3 cup brown sugar
5 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp vanilla
1 lb dates
1 lb English walnuts
1 cup black walnuts
Juice of 1 lemon
  
Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks, vanilla, and lemon juice.
Sift flour, baking powder, and cinnamon together.  Flour the dates
and nuts with 1/2 of the flour mixture.  Fold into the sugar mixture,
then fold in beaten egg whites.  Bake for 2 1/2 hours at 250 degrees.

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