Christmas Fruit Cake(Recipe From 1935) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 pkg. dates
2 bottles cherries (1 red and 1 green)
1 (16 oz.) can pineapple, drained or candied pineapple
2 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
3 c. nuts
2 c. flour
4 large eggs, beaten

Preparation

Grease pan and set aside.
Cut up all fruit and add dry ingredients well with fingers, separating pieces of fruit so all is coated with dry ingredients.
Beat eggs until fluffy, and gradually beat in sugar.
Add to fruit mix.
Add nuts and pack into well-greased pan, pressing down with hand, to make sure pieces of fruit and nuts fill any empty spaces.
Cook about 1 1/2 hours at 350\u00b0.
Let stand 5 minutes, then run a spatula around edges.
Turn over onto wire racks until cool.