Old Fashioned Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. raisins (light and dark)
1 1/2 c. candied cherries
1 1/2 c. pineapple
1 c. citron
1/2 c. candied orange peel
1 1/2 c. chopped pecans
1 c. almonds
1 c. walnuts
1 c. molasses
1/2 c. water
2 c. sifted self-rising flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cloves
1 c. butter or margarine
1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
6 eggs, unbeaten
1/2 c. milk

Preparation

Prepare the first 8 ingredients and sift enough flour over this to coat good (not from the 2 cups).
Then mix your cake batter in a separate bowl, using the rest of the ingredients together.
Add this to the fruit mixture, mixing well.
Bake in a tube pan at 250\u00b0 for 2 1/2 hours or until done.