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Old Fashioned Fruitcake

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Name	Old Fashioned Fruitcake
Category	American, Cakes & Pastries, Holidays
Serves/Yields	20 servings?
Source	My Grammie, Matty Elizabeth McClendon
Difficulty	Easy
Prep. Time	20 minutes
Cook Time	1 hour
Introduction
	This is what my Mom called an "old timey fruitcake" and it was often called a boiled fruitcake.This was my Grandmothers recipe and it has been handed down and preserved through the years. It has raisins but no other candied fruit. It is a very dense, moist cake.
Ingredients
	2 cups brown_sugar 2/3 cup lard or vegetable_shortening 2 cups boiling water 2 cups raisins 2 cups peach or pear preserves Grated peel (zest) of 1 orange and 1 lemon 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cloves 1 tsp allspice Combine all ingredients in a large pot, bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Directions
Step: 1	Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool to luke warm. Add: 4 cups all_purpose flour 1 package dates ( about 9 ounces) 2 tsp baking_powder 2 tsp baking_soda 2 cups chopped walnuts
Step: 2	Mix well with a heavy wooden spoon. Grease and flour a large tube pan. Spoon batter into the pan. Bake at 325F for 1 hour.

Time submitted: Saturday, November 24. 2007 at 08:07:21
Contributed By: Kate

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