Very Best Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 14 lb. lemon peel
• lb. orange peel
• % |b. candied cherries
• 1% |b. walnut meats
• 4 lb. pecan meats
• 1% lb. dates
• 1 lb. candied pineapple
• 4 |b. citron
• % lb. seeded raisins
• % cup flour
• 6 T. orange or grape juice
• 1 cup shortening
• % cup sugar
• % cup honey
• 5 well beaten eggs
• 1% cups flour
• ite salt
• 1 t. baking powder
• 1 t. allspice
• % t. nutmeg
• % t. cloves

Method

1. 1

   Shred fruit peels; halve cherries, nut meats and dates; cut pineapple and citron the size of almonds.

2. 2

   Dredge fruits in 0.5 cup flour.

3. 3

   Cream shortening with sugar; add honey.

4. 4

   Add eggs and beat until smooth.

5. 5

   Add 1.5 cups flour sifted with dry ingredients alternately with fruit juice and beat thoroughly.

6. 6

   Pour batter over floured fruits and mix well.

7. 7

   Line greased baking pan or pans with waxed paper allowing 0.5 inch to extend above all sides of pan.

8. 8

   Pour batter into pan; do not flatten.

9. 9

   Bake in slow oven 3 to 4 hours.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Wilkes County Home Demonstration Club cook book (1947) by N.C.) Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs (Wilkes County, page 20. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

VERY BEST FRUIT CAKE 14 lb. lemon peel \% |b. orange peel % |b. candied cherries ~ 1% |b. walnut meats 4 lb. pecan meats 1% lb. dates 1 lb. candied pineapple 4 |b. citron % lb. seeded raisins Y% cup flour 6 T. orange or grape juice 1 cup shortening % cup sugar % cup honey 5 well beaten eggs 1% cups flour ite salt 1 t. baking powder 1 t. allspice % t. nutmeg % t. cloves

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