Orange Slice Fruitcake

Directions

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   Sift
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   flour
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   and salt together.
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   Have butter and eggs at room temperature.
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   Slice
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   orange
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   candy to
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   6 to 8 pieces per slice. Flour
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   dates, candy, coconut and nuts with 1 cup of the flour. Put
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    soda in buttermilk; stir.
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    Cream butter and sugar, add
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    eggs one
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    at
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    a time, add milk mixture and flour mixture alternately. Add vanilla.
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    Fold in floured mixture.
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    Place in greased brown paper lined and floured tube pan.
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    Bake in a 275° oven for 2 1/2 hours.
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    (May
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    turn up temperature to brown last 10 minutes if needed.)