Date Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups dates, stoned but not cut up
1 lb walnut pieces, not cut up
1 lb candied cherry, not cut up
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Mix dates, walnuts and cherries.
Sift together flour, salt and baking powder, and mix with the fruit mixture. Add sugar and mix.
Beat 4 egg yolks until thick and mix thoroughly through cake mix. Add vanilla.
Beat egg whites until stiff and dry and fold into mixture.
Line 2 loaf pans with wax paper, pour in mix and bake 1 hr at 350 degrees, or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Oven temperatures vary. Do not overbake if you have a hot oven.