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1 cup margarine 5 cups flour
3 cups sugar 2 cups dates or
3 tbsp brown sugar raisins (optional)
3 tbsp baking soda 4 eggs
1 tsp salt 4 ups bran flakes
2 cup boiling water 1 qrt buttermilk
2 cups 100% bran coarse

pour water over bran and let stand. in large bowl (or dutch oven), cream margarine, sugar and eggs. add buttermilk and bran mixture. stir until blended stir flour salt and soda;add to above mixture. mix well. add bran flakes and fold until moist. stir in chopped dates or raisin if using. bake at 375 for 15 to 20 min. store in containers until needed bake as many as you need.
enjoy! they are good fr people on the run.
glen