Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. mixed peel (candied)
1/2 lb. cherries and pineapple (candied)
1/2 lb. dates
1/2 lb. nuts, chopped
1 pkg. currants
1 pkg. seedless raisins
1 pkg. puffed raisins
1 c. butter
3/4 c. brandy or grape juice
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. honey
5 eggs, beaten
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. each: allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg

Preparation

Chop fruit, nuts and peel and dredge in 1/2 cup of the flour. Sift remaining flour with dry ingredients.
Cream butter; add sugar and honey and stir in well beaten eggs.
Add dry ingredients and juice alternately.
Pour batter over floured fruit and mix thoroughly.
Bake in a slow oven for 4 hours at 300\u00b0 in greased pan.
Put 2 cups of water in a pan in the oven while cake is cooking.