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Muddy's Fruit Cake

From the Kitchen of: Ana from Recipe Chat

1	lb (4 1/2 cups)	Sifted cake flour
1	tsp	Baking powder
1/2	tsp	Each: cloves, cinnamon, mace
1	lb	Butter
1	lb	Brown Sugar
10		Eggs, well beaten
1/2	lb	Each: candied cherries and pineapple
1	lb	Dates, seeded and sliced
1	lb	Raisins and currants
1/2	lb	Each: citron, orange, and lemon peel
1/2	lb	Nutmeats, chopped
1	C	Honey
1	C	Molasses
1/2	C	Cider

Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and spices and sift together three times.
Cream shortening thoroughly; add sugar gradually and cream together until fluffy.
Add eggs, fruits, peel, nuts, honey, molasses, and cider.
Add flour gradually.
Turn into pans which have been greased and lined with heavy paper.
Bake in slow oven at 250 degrees.
Cool in pans. For large pan, bake 4 hours, small pans 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
To store, brush lightly with brandy or grape juice.
Wrap in waxed paper and put in airtight container.
Makes 10 lbs fruit cake.