Subj : 12/27 Nat Fruitcake Day 2 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Thu Dec 26 2024 16:39:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Golden Fruitcake Categories: Desserts, Fruits, Nuts, Citrus, Cakes Yield: 4 Loaves 2 c Chopped dried apricots 2 c Seeded raisins; chopped 2/3 c Chopped candied cherries 2/3 c Chopped candied orange peel 2/3 c Chopped citron 1/2 c Blanched almonds; shaved or - slivered 1 ts Grated lemon rind 4 c Sifted cake flour 1 1/2 c Shortening 1 1/2 c Sugar 8 lg Eggs 1 ts Salt 1 ts Baking powder Combine fruits, nuts and rind with half of flour. Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Combine remaining flour, salt and baking powder and sift together 3 times. Add to creamed mixture. Add fruit and nut mixture and blend well. Pour into greased loaf pans lined with greased brown paper. Bake in a 300ºF/150ºC over for 1 1/2 hours. Makes 4 (7" X 3" X 2") loaves From: http://www.recipesource.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Windows loaded. System in danger! --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .