Fruit Cake - The Best You Will Ever Eat

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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.

Cherry Jam
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Ground Cinnamon
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