White Fruit Cake No. 1

Ingredients

• 3 cups sifted flour
• 1 lb. almonds meats
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 lb. English walnut meats
• 1 cup butter
• 1 lb. citron
• 1 cup milk
• 1 t-spoon baking powder
• 2 t-spoons lemon extract
• 2 tbls. rose water
• 1 lb. figs
• 1/2 lb. crystallized cherries
• 8 egg whites
• 1/2 lb. crystallized pineapple

Method

1. 1

   Cream sugar and butter, add milk, then two cups flour, using one cup flour to dredge fruit, then the egg whites beaten stiff — next cocoanut and flavoring — last the fruit dredged in the flour.

2. 2

   Bake in a moderate oven about 3 hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Atlanta women's club cook book (1921) by Atlanta woman's club, page 59. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

WHITE FRUIT CAKE NO. 1. 3 cups sifted flour. 1 lb. almonds meats. 2 cups sugar. 1 lb. English walnut meats. 1 cup butter. 1 lb. citron. 1 cup milk. 1 t-spoon baking powder. 2 t-spoons lemon extract. 2 tbls. rose water. 1 lb. figs. 1/2 lb crystallized cherries. 8 egg whites. 1/2 lb. crystallized pineapple

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