From: "Hilda Dooley" <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:I an wishing for a recipe for a real old fashioned Christmas fruitcake.
June Benefield's Cherry Nut Cake
(I think my Mom copied this recipe from _The Houston Chronicle_)
1 pound candied cherries, cut in half (half red and half green is nice)
1 pound chopped pecans
1 pound dates,chopped
1/2 pound candied pineapple
Batter:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
Mix chopped fruits and nuts with 1/2 cup flour. Beat eggs. Add sugar,
remaining flour salt and baking powder. Beat slightly. Combine fruit-nut
mixture with batter. Mix with hands. (There's no other way to handle
the mass says June) Bake in a tube pan lined with two thickness of wax
paper or heavy brown paper that's been liberally greased.
Bake 90 minutes at 325 degrees.
Notes: I like to add chopped dried Turkish apricots, raisins, and brazil
nuts (cut into 3 or 4 pieces). Last time I made it I also added some
diced prunes. Notice that there is no butter or shortening in this
cake. Sweetened dried pineapple works just as well as glase pineapple,
and it's cheaper. Baste with rum, bourbon, or brandy, and wrap tightly
in cheese cloth and heavy-duty aluminum foil.
Best regards,
Bob
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