Fruit Cake

Name: Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1 lb. crystallized cherries (half red, half green); 1 lb. crystallized pineapple; 1 lb. white raisins; 1 lb. (4 c.) English walnuts; 1 lb. (4 c.) pecans; 7 oz. flaked coconut; 1 lb. box Ritz crackers; 2 c. milk (2 c. water plus 1 2/3 c. dry milk); 1 lb. marshmallows

9 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1 lb. crystallized cherries (half red, half green)
1 lb. crystallized pineapple
1 lb. white raisins
1 lb. (4 c.) English walnuts
1 lb. (4 c.) pecans
7 oz. flaked coconut
1 lb. box Ritz crackers
2 c. milk (2 c. water plus 1 2/3 c. dry milk)
1 lb. marshmallows

Directions

1

Prepare molding pans by putting waxed paper in them so that the ends of paper are above pans.
2

Cut all fruit into smaller pieces. Crumble Ritz crackers.
3

Chop nuts.
4

Mix all ingredients except milk and marshmallows well.
5

Heat water and stir in marshmallows to melt them.
6

Then add dry milk and remove from heat.
7

Pour over the other ingredients and mix well.
8

Press cake mixture tightly into round angel food cake pan or small loaf pans.
9

Allow to dry overnight. Remove from pan(s) and allow to air dry a few more hours or a day with bottom end(s) turned up.
10

This can be frozen then.