Christmas Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. seeded raisins
4 c. seedless raisins
2 c. candied cherries, cut
2 c. citron, sliced
1 c. candied pineapple, sliced
3 c. walnuts, broken
1/2 c. fruit juice
5 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
3 tsp. baking powder
1 lb. shortening
2 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
3 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. allspice
2 tsp. mace
1 tsp. vanilla
6 eggs, well beaten

Preparation

Cream shortening; add sugar.
Mix well; add salt and beaten eggs.
Add fruit and nuts which have been cut in small pieces and mixed with 1/2 cup flour.
Add sifted dry ingredients and fruit juice.
Mix well.
Bake in paper lined loaf tins at 275\u00b0 for 3 hours.
Makes 9 pounds of cake.