Irma Brown'S White Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. (2 sticks) butter
1 c. sugar
5 eggs
2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 lb. candied cherries
1 lb. candied pineapple
4 c. chopped pecans
2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
2 tbsp. lemon extract

Preparation

Cream butter well. Add sugar and cream until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Chop fruits and nuts and mix with a small amount of flour.
Sift remaining flour and stir into creamed mixture with salt. Add flavorings.
Bake in tube pan or two loaf pans.
Put in a cold oven and bake at 250\u00b0 for 3 hours.
This recipe will make a 5 pound cake.