Winnie Smith'S Date Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dates
1 lb. candied cherries
1 lb. pecans
4 eggs
1 c. sugar
1 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 jiggers whiskey
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, whiskey and vanilla until thoroughly blended.
Add whole dates, cherries and pecans. Do not cut ingredients.
Line a 14-inch loaf pan with foil.
Pour batter into pan and bake at 250\u00b0 until brown, about 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
This makes about a 4 pound loaf cake.