Alice'S Fruit Cake

• 8 oz. chopped dates
• 4 oz. orange peel
• 4 oz. lemon peel
• 8 oz. red cherries
• 8 oz. light raisins
• 8 oz. dark raisins
• 1 c. butter
• 2 c. brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 c. flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 1 c. pear honey preserves
• 3/4 c. orange juice
• 1 c. chopped pecans or walnuts

1. Cream the butter and brown sugar. Add eggs.
2. Mix in pear honey.
3. Sift dry ingredients and mix 1/2 cup fruit and nut mixture. Add to creamed mixture, then add dry ingredients alternately with orange juice.
4. Makes 3 medium size loaves.
5. Bake in preheated oven at 275u0b0 for 3 to 3 1/2 hours.

dates, orange peel, lemon peel, red cherries, light raisins, dark raisins, butter, brown sugar, eggs, flour, salt, cinnamon, allspice, baking soda, cloves, honey, orange juice, pecans

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=342417 (may not work)