Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 4-1/2 cups (1050 ml) flour
• 1 tsp (5 ml). baking powder
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml). cloves
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml). cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml). mace
• 2 cups (475 ml) butter or Crisco
• 2 cups (475 ml) brown sugar
• 10 eggs, well beaten
• 1/2 lb (.2 kg). candied cherries
• 1/2 lb (.2 kg). candied pineapple (green &
• red)
• 1 lb (.5 kg). chopped dates
• 1 lb (.5 kg). currants
• 1 lb (.5 kg). citron, thinly sliced
• 1/2 lb (.2 kg). candied orange & lemon peel
• 1/2 lb (.2 kg). nuts (or more)
• 1 cup (225 ml) honey
• 1 cup (225 ml) gumdrops, cut fine
• 1 cup (225 ml) molasses
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) cider