Skippy'S Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
2 c. water
1 lb. raisins
1 lb. dates, chopped
1 lb. candied fruit mix
1/2 lb. candied cherries (red and/or green)
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
3 well beaten eggs
4 c. flour
2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. nutmeats, chopped

Preparation

Mix butter, sugar, water, raisins, dates, candied fruit, candied cherries, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt.
Boil together.
Let cool.
Add rest of ingredients and mix well. Spoon into 3 large bread pans or 5 small bread pans.
Bake in a 300\u00b0 to 325\u00b0 oven for 1 1/2 hours.
Cool.
Wrap in cloth soaked in dry white wine, then in Saran Wrap, and then in aluminum foil. Store in a cool place.