Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
6 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 c. butter, softened
4 c. flour
1/4 c. grape juice
1/2 lb. almonds, chopped
1/2 lb. walnuts, chopped
1 lb. box currants
1 lb. mixed candied fruit
1/2 lb. candied red cherries
1/2 lb. candied green cherries
1/2 lb. candied pineapple
1/2 c. dark molasses
1/2 c. cold coffee
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 lb. chopped dates
1 lb. raisins

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar; mix until light.
Add beaten eggs; mix.
Put coffee, molasses and grape juice in separate bowl and mix thoroughly; add to butter, sugar and egg mixture.
Sift flour with cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and baking soda.
In a separate, very large bowl add candied mixed fruit, raisins, currants, almonds, walnuts, chopped dates and dredge with flour; mix thoroughly.
Add the egg mixture and mix well.
Add sifted flour mixture and thoroughly mix.
Grease and flour 5 (9 x 5-inch) foil loaf pans.
Bake at 275\u00b0 for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.