Granny Sims White Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb. candied pineapple
    1 lb. candied cherries
    1/2 lb. citron
    1/2 lb. white raisins
    1/2 lb. orange and lemon peel
    1/2 lb. Brazil nuts
    1 lb. pecans
    1/2 lb. walnuts
    2 c. sugar
    2 1/3 sticks butter
    9 eggs
    4 1/2 c. flour
    1/2 tsp. baking powder
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1/2 tsp. ginger
    1 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
    1 1/2 tsp. allspice
    1 Tbsp. cinnamon
    1 c. white wine
    1 c. strawberry jam
Preparation
    Cut fruits and nuts coarsely and flour with 1 cup of flour (reserve some fruits and nuts whole for decorating).
    Cream sugar and butter in mixer; add eggs 1 at a time.
    Add flour, spices and wine, alternating.
    Add jam and stir.
    Add fruits and nuts; stir. Preheat oven to 250\u00b0.
    Grease 2 tube pans and line with brown paper bag.
    Bake 3 hours.
    Decorate 1 hour before done.
    Let stand in pans overnight.

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