Favorite Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. light brown sugar
4 eggs
3 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. light rum
1/2 c. currant jelly
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. dark seedless raisins
2 c. golden seedless raisins
1 c. halved candied cherries
1 c. candied pineapple
2 c. whole nut meats

Preparation

Beat butter, sugar and eggs unti light.
Resift flour with baking powder, salt and spices.
Add to egg mixture alternately with rum blended with jelly and vanilla.
Stir in raisins, candied fruit and nuts.
Spoon into two greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch pans.
Bake in slow oven at 300\u00b0 for about 2 1/2 hours.
When thoroughly cold, wrap tightly in foil and store several weeks.