Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. molasses
1 c. butter
3 c. sugar
3 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
10 eggs, separated
1 c. orange juice
1 c. candied fruit
1 c. pecans
1/4 c. coconut
2 c. candied pineapple
2 c. candied cherries
1 c. white raisins
vanilla
1 c. dates

Preparation

Use 1 cup flour to dredge fruit.
Cream together butter and sugar.
Add molasses, then beaten egg yolks.
Sift dry ingredients together.
Add alternately with liquid.
Fold in fruit and nuts (use hands).
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pack in pans. Bake 1 hour and 40 minutes at 275\u00b0.
Line pans with 2 layers oiled brown paper bags.
Set pan of water on bottom rack of oven. If you need more liquid, use orange juice, only after you use egg whites.