Old Time Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. dates, cut up
1 pkg. figs, cut up
2 boxes raisins
1 jar mincemeat
4 boxes mixed candied fruit
2 lb. butter
3 c. brown sugar, packed
1/2 pt. wine or whiskey
1 pkg. coconut
1 c. cooked and seasoned apples
1 pt. jam
1 pt. preserves
6 eggs
2 tsp. each: cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice
5 lb. flour
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Mix all fruit with wine or whiskey. Let stand overnight. Mix in the a.m. all other ingredients and last add the flour. Mix with hands until it will drop from your hands. Bake in tube pan lined with brown paper that is greased well; might want to use waxed paper. Bake slowly, about 250\u00b0 oven. Place a pan of water on lower rack so cake can steam for about 3 hours. Then remove pan of water. Turn heat to 300\u00b0. Let cake dry out for about 1 hour.