Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 medium jar maraschino cherries (1/2 red and 1/2 green)
1 lb. nuts
1 lb. dates
1/2 c. cherry juice
4 beaten eggs
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
3 tsp. melted shortening

Preparation

Mix all together.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours.
Put in 2 or 3 small greased loaf pans.