THANKSGIVING FRUIT CAKE:

Yield: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter or other shortening;
• 1 cup dark brown sugar;
• 2 eggs;
• 1 cup sweet milk;
• ½ cup Gold Label Brer Rabbit molasses;
• ¼ cup pineapple and strawberry juice mixed;
• -1 tablespoon canned strawberries;
• ½ cup candied pineapple;
• ½ cup walnuts;
• 1 cup dates;
• 2 cups seedless raisins;
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon;
• 1 teaspoon cloves;
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg;
• 3 teaspoon baking powder;
• ¼ teaspoon soda;
• 1 teaspoon salt;
• 2 cups flour;
• 1 teaspoon water

Directions

1. Cream butter, add sugar after rolling, beaten eggs molasses and milk, then fruit juices and soda dissolved in 1 teaspoon water. Put fruit and nuts through food chopper and mix well. Sift flour, salt, baking powder and spices together 3 times and add last. If baked in 1 loaf, requires 1 1/2 hours in moderate oven (350).
2. If baked in 1 loaf, requires 1 1/2 hours in moderate oven (350).

Timing

• 1 1/2 hours

Temperature

• moderate oven (350)

Equipment

• food chopper; oven; knife
• oven; Knife

Notes

• All measurements leveled with a Knife.

Transcription

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Uncertain uncertainties: Remove the cutoff uncertainty after joining the visible continuation; retain only the damaged initial C uncertainty. Candidates: “Remove the cutoff uncertainty after joining the visible continuation; retain only the damaged initial C uncertainty.”.