Fruit Cake - The Best You Will Ever Eat

Submitted by: Marian

Recipe Ingredients:
1 box Seeded Raisins
1/2 lb Seedless Raisins
1/2 lb Currants
1 1/2 lbs Dates (cut up)
2 cups Sugar
3 cups Water
2 Large tbsp Crisco or Spry
2 tsp Cinnamon
2 tsp Salt
3 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup Cherry or Peach Jam
1 cup Applesauce
6 cups Flour
1 1/2 lb Mixed Candied Fruit (Cherries, Red and Green Pineapple - No Citron)
1/2 lb Walnuts (cut coarsley)

Cooking Directions:
1. Mix together raisins, currants, dates, sugar and water and bring to a boil. Boil until soft, add one cup fruit juice (any kind is okay - orange, apple, grape).
2. While hot add Crisco or Spry, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, cherry or peach jam and applesauce.
3. When cool, add 6 cups flour, mixed candied fruit and walnuts.
4. Pour into greased, waxed paper lined pan or loaf pans. Makes three (which freeze well). Bake at 325 for about 1 1/2 hours or until tester proves done.
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