In this task, you will be presented with the directions of a recipe separated by "," and have to fill in the "___" which is a step that is missing from the recipe.

______,Beat egg until light, adding sugar gradually. Sift together dry ingredients; add nuts.,Add chopped dates and flour mixture alternately to the egg mixture.,Stir in shortening and vanilla.,Pour into greased 10 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.,Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
Pour water over dates and let stand while preparing other ingredients.