Cherry Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/4 c. butter or 1/2 stick margarine
1/2 stick margarine
1 1/2 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 lb. dates, cut up
1 lb. pecans
1/2 lb. candied pineapple, cut up
1 1/2 lb. candied cherries (red and green)
4 whole eggs

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Mix flour, salt and baking powder. Add to creamed butter and sugar; mix well.
To this add the eggs, one at a time, slightly beaten.
To this add candied pineapple first, dates, cherries and pecans.
Bake in moderate oven at 250\u00b0 for 2 or 2 1/2 hours.
Let cool in pan overnight.
Cook in square pan lined with wax paper.
Spray with Pam.
Cook this several days before using.