Kentucky Fruit Filling - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
1 cup chopped raisins
1 large orange
1/3 cup white sugar
1/4 cup orange juice

Preparation

Cut orange into sections, and remove the seeds. Grind the sections, peels and all.
Combine dates, raisins, and ground orange in a medium saucepan: stir well. Stir in sugar and orange juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened.
Spread hot filling between layers or on top of cake.