Date Pinwheels

Recipe is from Mazie.

2 ¼ cups chopped dates
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar
3 eggs, well beaten
4 cups flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp soda

Combine sugar, water, and dates in saucepan and cook until thick. Remove from fire and add nuts.

Cream shortening, brown sugar, then add eggs well beaten. Beat well and add flour sifted with salt and soda. Chill. Divide in halves. Roll each part to ¼-inch thickness. Spread with first mixture and roll as for jelly roll. Chill in refrigerator. Then slice about ¼-inch thick and bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Feed to hungry people.