Fruit Cake 2

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Maggie (Kanz) Kees

2 8-oz glasses Mixed fruit (candied)
2 8-oz glasses Candied cherries (1 red, 1 green)
1 8-oz glass Candied pineapple
3 c Shelled pecans
2 c Shelled walnuts
¼ c Enriched flour

Mix the above ingredients together.

1 c Butter
½ c Sugar
½ c Honey
5 well-beaten Eggs
1-1/2 c Enriched flour
1 t Salt
1 t Baking powder
1 5 Allspice
½ t Nutmeg
½ t Cloves
¼ c Orange or grape juice

Cream shortening and sugar; add honey and eggs. Beat well. Add flour and other dry ingredients alternately with fruit juice. Beat thoroughly. Pour batter over floured fruit and mix well. Pour batter into foil freezer containers. Do not flatten.

Bake in 250˚ oven 2-3 hours for pints, 3-1/2 hours for quarts.

 

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