Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 1 pound butter or margarine
• 21% pounds currants
• 1 pound sugar
• 2 pounds raisins
• 12 eggs
• 1 cup diced candied pineapple
• 414 cups sifted all-purpose (optional)
• ¥Y2 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
• 14 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped mixed nuts
• 1 pound mixed candied peel (optional)

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar.

2. 2

   Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition.

3. 3

   Add flour and spices a little at a time, beating each addition in well.

4. 4

   Mix in peel, raisins, currants, and other fruits and nuts desired.

5. 5

   Pour into a 10-inch tube pan lined with 2 thicknesses of greased paper.

6. 6

   Bake at 300° about 4 hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Quaker recipes (1954) by High Point Friends Meeting. Woman's Auxiliary, page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRUIT CAKE 1 Ib. box graham crackers 1 lb. candied cherries, cut crushed 1 Ib. English walnuts 1 Ib. box marshmallows, cut 1 Ib. pecans 1 fresh coconut, grated - 1 can condensed milk 12 |b. seedless raisins, cut 2 slices colored pineapple 1% |b. dates, cut Mix all ingredients together with the hands until well blended, then pack into the pound box that the graham crackers came in and store in the refrigerator. This cake will keep for months. (This will all go in the box, so don’t give up.) FAYE HAyYeEs (Mrs. Clarence) NUT LOAF CAKE 3 cups flour % cup milk 134 cups sugar 1 cup nuts chopped fine 2 teaspoons baking powder 4 eggs 114 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 cup shortening 1 teaspoon lemon Put flour, sugar, baking powder, salt in bowl. Drop in shortening. Pour in milk, flavoring, and 2 eggs. Beat 2 minutes with beater. Add other 2 eggs. Beat. Fold in nuts. Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes. VERA F. BARKER (Mrs. Luther) aM THE QUAKER COOK BOooK FRUIT CAKE 1 pound butter or margarine 21% pounds currants 1 pound sugar 2 pounds raisins 12 eggs 1 cup diced candied pineapple 414 cups sifted all-purpose (optional) flour 1 cup candied cherries ¥Y2 teaspoon nutmeg (optional) 14 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup chopped mixed nuts 1 pound mixed candied peel (optional)

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