Brazil Nut Date Cake Recipe - nuts

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• I know this is early for Christmas recipes, but which's just how it happened.
• This is a recipe for a very good "fruitcake" my mom used to make.
• The interesting thing is the amount of Brazil nuts involved.
• We used to have a gathering and all pitch in to crack the nuts.
• The formula for shelling them is included.
• Enjoy
• To shell the nuts easily, cover with cool water, bring to a boil, and boil 3 min.
• Drain and cover with cool water, then drain again.
• Crack and remove whole nut.
• DIRECTIONS: Put whole nuts, dates, and cherries into a large mixing bowl.
• Sift over this the dry ingredients.
• Mix well till coated.
• Beat Large eggs till foamy, add in vanilla and stir into fruit mix.
• Turn into a greased and waxed paper lined pan (9 1/2 X 5 1/2 X 2 1/2).
• Spread proportionately.
• The pan will be full.
• Bake in slow oven (300 degrees) for 1 hour and 45 min.
• The cake must be entirely cold before cutting.
• It will keep for a long time if you can keep the fingers out of it.
• Wrap and store as with any fruit cake.
• Note: To store a fruitcake, the way I remember is to take some clean rags, soak them in wine, and wrap the cake.
• This is then wrapped in aluminum foil, and the whole thing put into a plastic bag.
• A fruitcake stored this way will last several years.
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