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Preheat oven to 350^F.
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Sift Flour and Baking Powder together.
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Put Dates, Soda and Vanilla in boiling water.
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Cream Butter and Sugar; beat in Egg and Flour/Baking powder mixture.
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(Very firm mixture) Blend in the Date mixture.
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Pour into a buttered 9 inch square baking pan.
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Bake until firm, about 40 minutes.
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Meanwhile, place all of the sauce ingredients into a pan and melt slowly.
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Boil for one minute.
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When the pudding is removed from the oven, pour some of the sauce over the top and place under the broiler until it bubbles.
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(I like to poke a few holes in the pudding first to allow some of the sauce to make its way inside) Be careful not to burn.
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Serve the pudding warm with the rest of the sauce.