Christmas Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 oz. bottle cherries
1/2 lb. prunes
1/2 lb. raisins
1/2 lb. currants
1/4 lb. mixed peel
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
3/4 lb. slightly salted butter
1 c. brown sugar
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
8 eggs
2 Tbsp. baking powder
2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
4 Tbsp. molasses (if dark cake is needed)
1 pt. dark rum
1 pt. red wine

Preparation

Weeks or days before baking:
Wash and grind or blend all fruits together in blender.
Place blended fruits in glass bottle or jar with rum and wine; mix well and let stand, covered tightly. Use only enough liquor to cover fruits.