Mrs. Harvey'S White Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 large eggs
1/2 lb. butter
1 c. sugar
1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 lb. candied cherries
1 lb. candied pineapple
4 c. shelled pecans
1/2 oz. vanilla extract
1/2 oz. lemon extract

Preparation

Chop nuts and fruit into medium size pieces; dredge with 1/4 cup of the flour.
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add well beaten eggs; blend well.
Sift remaining flour and baking powder together.
Fold into egg and butter mixture.
Add vanilla and lemon extracts; mix well.
Add fruits and nuts; blend well.
Grease a 10-inch tube pan.
Line with heavy brown paper bag; grease again.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Place in cold oven and bake at 250\u00b0 for 3 hours.
Cool in pan on cake rack.
Makes 5 pounds of cake.