White Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 12 cup lemon juice
• 1% cup orange juice
• 10neges 9 1):
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 14 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 1 cup shredded almonds
• 1 cup chopped candied orange peel
• 144 cup chopped candied lemon peel
• 144 cup chopped candied pine-apple
• 1 cup chopped raisins
• 1% cup cocoanut
• 14 cup sliced red cherries
• 4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Cream the butter until soft.

2. 2

   Add the sugar and beat until very creamy.

3. 3

   Add juices and eggs.

4. 4

   Beat two minutes.

5. 5

   Mix in rest of ingredients.

6. 6

   Half-fill loaf pans lined with waxed papers.

7. 7

   Bake two hours in moderately slow oven.

8. 8

   Store, wrapped in waxed paper, in a cool place.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Wilson cook book (1941) by Woman's Society of Christian Service (Wilson, Wilson County, N.C.), page 38. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

White Fruit, Cake 2 cups butter 2 cups granulated sugar 12 cup lemon juice 1% cup orange juice 10neges 9 1): 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 14 teaspoon grated lemon rind 1 teaspoon grated orange rind 1 cup shredded almonds 1 cup chopped candied orange peel 144 cup chopped candied lemon peel 144 cup chopped candied pine- apple 1 cup chopped raisins 1% cup cocoanut 14 cup sliced red cherries 4 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder

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