Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
2 c. self-rising flour
4 eggs
1/2 c. shortening
1 qt. chopped nuts
1 (8 oz.) candied cherries, cut up
1 (8 oz.) candied pineapple, cut up
1/2 box white raisins

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar.
Add eggs and 1 cup flour; mix well.
Put the other cup of flour over fruit and nuts.
Add to batter.
Grease and flour a tube pan.
Line bottom of pan with wax paper.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until cake tests done.