Mom'S Fruit Cake

Name: Mom'S Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c. light raisins; 1 1/2 c. pitted dates, diced; 1 c. each: green and red candied cherries, halved; 1 c. candied pineapple, diced; 1 c. nuts, halved; 2 c. sugar; 2 c. boiling water; 2 Tbsp. Crisco shortening; 3 c. flour; 2 tsp. cinnamon; 1 tsp. soda; 1 tsp. ground cloves; 1/2 tsp. salt (optional)

13 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. light raisins
1 1/2 c. pitted dates, diced
1 c. each: green and red candied cherries, halved
1 c. candied pineapple, diced
1 c. nuts, halved
2 c. sugar
2 c. boiling water
2 Tbsp. Crisco shortening
3 c. flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. salt (optional)

Directions

1

Place raisins, dates, sugar, water and shortening in saucepan and simmer for 20 minutes until thick.
2

Set aside until cool. Sift flour, soda, cloves, cinnamon and salt together.
3

Mix into cool mixture.
4

Stir in cherries, pineapple and nuts.
5

Bake at 325° for 1 1/2 hours.
6

When cool, wrap in cheesecloth saturated with red wine.
7

Every 3 to 5 days, unwrap and saturate cheesecloth again.
8

Re-wrap for 3 weeks.
9

Wrap with foil to keep moist.

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