Grandma Oliver'S Fruit Cake - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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5 c. flour
6 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. nutmeg
1 qt. grape juice (4 c.)
1 lb. dates
1 lb. fruit cake mix
1 lb. citron
1 lb. orange peel
1 lb. lemon peel
2 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 c. Crisco oil
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. salt
1 lb. nuts
1 lb. white raisins
1 lb. each: red and green pineapple
1 lb. each: red and green candied cherries
Preparation
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Mix together the eggs and brown sugar; add oil, then add all of the fruit and 1 cup of flour.
Add the nuts and grape juice and finally the 4 cups of remaining flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours.
Makes several fruit cakes depending on the size of pans used.
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