M-M-M Good Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sifted flour
3 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 1/2 c. mincemeat or 2 (9 oz.) pkg. condensed
1 c. water
3 eggs, well beaten
1 can tomato soup
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Add 1 cup water to the mincemeat; boil for 3 minutes, then cool.
Set aside.
Sift together the dry ingredients.
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add cool mincemeat; mix well together. Blend eggs.
Add flour, alternately with soup.
Mix until smooth. Mix in nuts.
Pour into a greased tube pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 80 minutes, or until done.
Cool.
Cover with white icing, or dribble with icing and decorate with nuts and cherries.