My Best Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/3 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. plus 1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. sour cream
1 tsp. soda
2 3/4 c. sifted flour
2 Tbsp. fruit juice
1/2 c. molasses
3 c. seeded raisins
4 eggs
1 1/2 c. currants
1 c. dates
6 oz. citron peel
4 oz. lemon peel
4 oz. orange peel
1/2 c. nutmeats (blanched almonds)
1 Tbsp. cinnamon and mace
1/2 tsp. cloves and nutmeg

Preparation

Mix all together and let stand overnight before baking. Bake at 250\u00b0 for
3
1/2
hours.
Makes\t5
pounds.
This
was copied from an original recipe sheet of Mother Reeves.