White Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter
1 lb. all-purpose flour
1 lb. light colored figs, chopped
1/2 lb. chopped citron
1 lb. black walnuts
1/2 lb. glazed pineapple
1 lb. sugar
1 big c. fresh coconut, chopped using medium knife
1 box or glass of chopped lemon peel
1 lb. or 10 big eggs
1 lb. white raisins
1/2 lb. candied cherries (red and green)

Preparation

Cream
sugar
and butter until fluffy; add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg is added.
Sift flour first, then weigh;
add
flour
after
using
all the eggs.
Dust the fruit with 1/4 cup floured fruit last, small amount at a time, mixing well
after
each addition.
Bake in a tube pan or loaf pans at 250\u00b0 for 2 1/2 hours.
This recipe makes about 8 pounds of cooked fruit cake.