6 cups all bran cereal
1 lb. chopped dates
2 cups boiling water
1 quart buttermilk
1 cup butter or margarine
5 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
5 tsp. soda
5 eggs

Pour boiling water over bran cereal and dates.  Cream butter, sugar and eggs.  Sift dry ingredients.  Add alternately to batter with buttermilk.  Stir in bran and date mix.  Bake in greased muffin tins at 400° for 15 minutes.  This can be kept in refrigerator up to six weeks.