Wedding Cake

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 c. (1 lb.) sifted cake flour
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. mace
• 1 lb. brown sugar
• 1 lb. shortening
• 10 eggs, well beaten
• 1/2 lb. candied cherries
• 1/2 lb. candied pineapple
• 1/2 lb. dates, seeded and sliced
• 1 lb. raisins
• 1 lb. currants
• 1/2 lb. citron, thinly sliced
• 1/2 lb. candied orange and lemon peel, sliced
• 1/2 lb. nut meat, chopped
• 1 c. honey
• 1 c. molasses
• 1/2 c. cider