White Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 large eggs
1/2 lb. butter
1 c. white sugar
1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 lb. candied cherries
1 lb. candied pineapple
1 1/2 fluid oz. lemon extract
1 1/2 fluid oz. vanilla extract
4 c. shelled pecans
1/2 tsp. baking soda

Preparation

Cream the butter. Add sugar and cream until fluffy. Beat eggs with rotary beater. Add to butter and sugar mixture; mix well. Chop nuts and fruit.
Mix with a portion of sifted flour.
Sift remaining flour with baking soda together. Add butter and egg mixture.
Add fruit, nuts and flavorings. Pour into a greased paper lined tube pan.
Put in cold oven and bake at 250\u00b0 for 3 hours for a large cake.
Cool in pan on cake rack.
Make 5 pounds when baked.