Farris' Dark Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. raisins
1 (8 oz.) box dates
1 lb. candied pineapple
1 1/2 ??? candied cherries
8 oz. mixed fruit (optional)
4 c. nuts
3/4 to 1 c. flour
5 eggs
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar (granulated)
1 c. Wesson oil
2 c. flour (self-rising recommended)
2 tsp. allspice
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves

Preparation

Combine first 7 ingredients in large bowl.
Mix eggs, sugars and oil in large bowl.
Sift together dry ingredients in small bowl.
To oil, sugar and egg mixture, add flour mixture alternately with 1 (6-ounce) can of pineapple juice.
Pour batter over floured fruit and nut mix, taking care to mix well.
Pour into 10-inch tube pan.
Bake in slow oven at 300\u00b0 for 3 hours.
Let stand in pan 15 minutes.
Turn out onto cake rack.
When cake is cold, wrap in foil and store in covered container.
Yields 5 1/2-pound cake.