Date Cake

1 Cup Sugar
½ Cup Butter
2 Eggs
2 Cups Flour
1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup Milk
1 lb. stoned and chopped dates rolled on a portion of the flour

Cream the sugar and butter. Add the well beaten yolks; then the whites; then the flour well sifted with the baking powder. Beat until smooth; add milk, then dates. Beat thoroughly and bake three-quarters of an hour in a steady, but not too hot oven.