Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. cherries
3/4 lb. pineapple
1 lb. mixed fruit
1 lb. raisins
4 c. pecans
5 large eggs
3 1/2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1/2 lb. butter
4 oz. sour cream
1 Tbsp. rum flavor
1 Tbsp. Port flavor
1 Tbsp. brandy flavor
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon extract
4 oz. cherry
1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Pour cherry over fruit; let stand overnight.
Cream the butter and sugar.
Add sour cream; beat until fluffy.
Add flavorings. Sift flour, soda and salt.
Beat eggs.
Add flour and eggs to mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
Put 1/2 cup of the flour over fruit and nuts; blend until all fruit is coated.
Pour batter over all.
Mix until blended.
Put into 2 loaf pans lined with wax paper.
Bake in middle of stove at 250\u00b0 for 2 hours and 20 minutes. Keep pan with water under cake.
Let cool in oven.