Pineapple Christmas Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb white raisins (golden)
1 (14 ounce) can crushed pineapple
4 ounces approx liquor (rum, brandy, wine, whatever!)
1/4 cup flour
1/2 lb red glace cherries
1/2 lb glace green cherries
4 ounces mixed peel (or whatever a small package is)
3/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, beaten
2 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Line bottom and sides of springform pan or loaf pan with one layer of brown paper and one layer of waxed paper.
Let stand overnight in a bowl (in the fridge): 1 lb. raisins and the can of crushed pineapple with some of the liquid replaced with the liquor. (Your choice how much.).
In a large bowl, cut up the red and green cherries and mixed peel and dust with 1/4 cup flour.
In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
Add the beaten eggs.
In another bowl, sift together the 2 1/4 cups flour, baking powder and salt.
Add flour mixture to creamed mixture and combine.
Add pineapple and combine.
Add other fruit last.
Bake at 275 degrees F for 3 hours. (Place a pan of water in the oven while cake bakes.).