Fruit Cake - Dark Nova Scotian

Directions

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   In a
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   large saucepan cook raisins, sugar, water, shortening, spices and salt; boil for 5 minutes.
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   Cool the raisin-spice mixture.
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   Dust the dry fruit and nuts with flour and add to the raisin-spice
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   mixture,
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   then add the beaten eggs.
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   Bake in a greased large tube pan or 2 loaf pans at 275° for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
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   (If
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   you plan
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    to give away cakes for gifts, you may want
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    to
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    use
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    the small
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    individual
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    foil
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    loaf pans purchased at the
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    supermarket
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    and
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    fill
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    only
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    half full with mixture for baking.)
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    After
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    cooked
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    and
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    cooled, you may pour over brandy or rum,
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    or
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    wrap
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    the whole cake in brandy or rum soaked cheesecloth.
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    You
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    may
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    also serve with a brandied hard sauce, if you prefer.