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eggs molasses grape juice butter sugar raisins pineapple candied cherry dates citron orange lemon pecan flour nutmeg ground cloves mace cinnamon baking soda
Viewed: 44 - Published at: 5 years agoIngredients
- 5 eggs, separated
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup grape juice or 1/4 cup apple juice
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/3 cups raisins
- 1/2 lb cut up candied pineapple
- 1/2 lb whole candied cherry
- 1 1/4 cups snipped dates or 1 1/4 cups any dried fruit
- 1/2 cup citron (optional)
- 1 orange, zest of
- 1 lemon, zest of
- 1 3/4 cups pecan pieces or 1 3/4 cups walnut pieces
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon mace
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Method
- Separate eggs.
- Beat yolks with molasses and juice.
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add yolk mixture to creamed mixture and blend.
- Combine fruits and nuts; mix with 1 cup flour to coat.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Sift remaining 1 cup flour with spices.
- and baking soda.
- Beat egg whites until peaks form and fold into creamed mixture.
- **Cut cooking time in half to 1 hour for loaf pans.
- Gently stir in fruit/nuts and dry ingredients.
- Pour into a 9" tube pan that has been well greased, lined with brown paper and greased again.
- Reduce heat to 300 degrees F and bake for 2 hours.
- Put on rack to cool.
- Wrap in foil and store in a cool place.
