Make this recipe a recipe that people in that category can eat. categories: ['low_sodium'], recipe: put dates in boiling water with baking soda and leave to cool. cream sugar, butter and vanilla extract. add egg and dates and mix in well. add all dry ingredients. place in prepared baking pan and ake at 180c for 45 minutes. 5 minutes before cake comes out of oven, boil topping ingredients together for 3 minutes. stab cake with knife and pour topping over as it comes out of the oven. serve warm or cool.

Target recipe: put milk and sugar in pan and as soon as it boils, add dates and butter. boil until it forms a good soft ball in cold water (watch carefully but don't stir more than absolutely necessary). remove from fire; add nuts and stir. beat until very stiff. dip out on a cloth wrung from cold water; knead and mold into a long roll. let stay in damp cloth until hard and cold. slice and serve.