Old Time Fruit Cake

16 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. dates, cut up
  • 1 pkg. figs, cut up
  • 2 boxes raisins
  • 1 jar mincemeat
  • 4 boxes mixed candied fruit
  • 2 lb. butter
  • 3 c. brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 pt. wine or whiskey
  • 1 pkg. coconut
  • 1 c. cooked and seasoned apples
  • 1 pt. jam
  • 1 pt. preserves
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 tsp. each: cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice
  • 5 lb. flour
  • 1 c. chopped nuts

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix all fruit with wine or whiskey. Let stand overnight. Mix in the a.m. all other ingredients and last add the flour. Mix with hands until it will drop from your hands. Bake in tube pan lined with brown paper that is greased well; might want to use waxed paper. Bake slowly, about 250° oven. Place a pan of water on lower rack so cake can steam for about 3 hours. Then remove pan of water. Turn heat to 300°. Let cake dry out for about 1 hour.

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