Dark Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. milk
2 sticks margarine
2 c. sugar
3 c. self-rising flour
4 eggs
1 tsp. extract flavoring (as many as desired)
1 tsp. each: ground nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon
3/4 c. red Hawaiian Punch
8 oz. dates
8 oz. figs or homemade fig preserves can be substituted
4 oz. crystallized red cherries
4 oz. crystallized green cherries
8 oz. crystallized pineapple (preferably mixed: red, yellow and green)
1 lb. crystallized mixed fruit
3 large (12 to 16 oz.) boxes dark raisins
3 c. mixed nuts, pecans and walnuts

Preparation

Chop fruit and nuts.
Raisins don't need chopping and mixed fruit is already chopped.
Flour all fruit, raisins and nuts with 1 cup of flour.
Before you flour it, save back a few pieces of cherries, pineapple, dates, figs and unchopped nut halves to decorate cake.
Set floured mixture aside.
Cream margarine and sugar; while still beating add eggs, one at a time and then mix in milk, extracts and spices.
Add the remaining 2 cups flour and beat well.
Using a large pan, mix floured ingredients with batter using hands to mix well.