1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, stir together 1/2 cup oil, 1 cup sugar and 2 eggs. Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and baking food. Stir until just combined. Fold in apricots and nuts.
Sprinkle dates and vinegar over the pudding and pour into a 2 quart, nonporous glass dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the pudding comes out clean.