DARK FRUIT CAKE

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cp butter
• 1 lb seeded raisins
• 1 1/2 cp water
• 2 1/2 cp sifted flour
• 1 1/2 cp sugar
• 1 t baking powder & soda-each
• 1/2 t salt & mace - each
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1/2 t cloves & allspice-each
• 2 eggs
• 1 cp nut chopped
•  1 3 oz of each- CITRON, ORANGE PEEL, LEMON PEEL, MIXED FRUITS FOR CAKES, CANDIED CHERRIES, PINEAPPLES.
• 1 7 OZ PKG PITTED DATES.

 DIRECTIONS: Wash raisins and cook with water and sugar for 5 min. Add dates and cook 2 min. Add butter and set aside to cool. Sift flour with spices, etc. Bread nuts, mix fruit and peels. Add flour to this. Beat eggs. Add raisin mixture, then flour mixture. Mix well. Bake (325) 30 min.