Old Fashioned Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. nuts (1 c. English walnuts and 1 c. pecans)
1/2 lb. seedless raisins
1/2 lb. dates, chopped
1 lb. assorted candied fruit
1/2 lb. candied cherries
2 1/2 c. self-rising flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. shortening
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 c. Karo syrup
4 eggs, beaten
1/4 c. orange juice

Preparation

Dredge fruits and nuts with 1/2 cup flour.
Set aside.
Cream shortening.
Add sugar.
Cream until fluffy.
Add Karo syrup to mixture and mix well.
Add 1 cup dry ingredients and beat well. Add eggs.
Beat well.
Add orange juice and mix well.
Add fruit mixture, folding in remaining dry ingredients. Bake in a tube pan greased and lined with brown paper bag.
Bake 4 to 5 hours at 250\u00b0.
Add a small pan of water in lower shelf of oven the last hour of baking.
May decorate cake with fruit and nuts before baking.