Fruit Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. diced mixed fruit
1 (4 oz.) pkg. pecans, coarsely chopped
1 c. dark rum
4 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. mace
1/2 tsp. salt
8 eggs, separated
1/2 c. sugar
2 c. butter
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. sugar

Preparation

Mix the first 3 ingredients; let set overnight.
Combine the flour, cream of tartar, mace and salt.
Cream together 1/2 cup sugar, the butter and egg yolks.
Add the vanilla.
Beat the egg whites with 1 1/2 cups sugar until stiff.
Blend dry ingredients with the butter mixture.
Fold in egg whites, then fruit.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour in 2 greased and floured 9-inch tube pans.