Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. raisins
1 lb. currants
1 lb. cherries, crystallized
1/2 lb. pineapple, crystallized
1/4 lb. orange peel, crystallized
1/4 lb. citron, crystallized
1/4 lb. lemon peel, crystallized
1/2 lb. dates
1/2 lb. almonds
1/2 lb. English walnuts
1/2 lb. pecans
1 lb. butter
6 eggs
4 c. plain flour
1 tsp. fruit cake spice
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
1 pt. grape juice
2 c. sugar

Preparation

Cream butter, sugar and eggs together.
Sift flour, baking powder and soda and sift again.
Cut fruit and flour with 1/2 flour.
Add spice to floured fruit.
Mix batter with 1/2 flour and grape juice.
Line pan with two layers waxed paper and grease. Bake 5 to 6 hours at 250\u00b0.
This recipe makes two 5 pound cakes. Use tube cake pan.