White Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
1 c. sweet milk
3 1/2 c. flour
whites of 7 eggs
2 even tsp. baking powder
1 lb. white raisins
1 lb. figs
1 c. any kind nuts
1/2 lb. citron
1 c. coconut
1 pkg. candied cherries
1 chopped apple
1 c. candied pineapple
1 tsp. lemon extract

Preparation

Dredge fruit and nuts with flour.
Sift together flour and baking powder; set aside.
Cream butter and sugar together; set aside.
Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Add dry mixture, creamed mixture, egg whites and milk together, mixing thoroughly; add lemon extract.
Fold in fruit and mix well.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 1 hour, then reduce oven to 325\u00b0 and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
This can be baked in a loaf pan or 2 small pans.