Three Pound Fruit Cake(By Bethel Lindsey)

• 2/3 c. butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 lb. mixed fruit
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. soda
• 1/4 c. molasses
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 2/3 c. brown sugar
• 2 c. plain flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
• 1 c. orange juice or water
• 1 c . raisins
• 1/2 c. chopped pecans

1. Preheat
2. oven
3. to
4. 275u0b0.
5. A pan of water placed in oven adds moisture
6. to
7. the cake.
8. Cream butter, add sugar beating well. Add eggs and mix.
9. Add sifted dry ingredients alternating
10. with water
11. or
12. juice, beating well after each addition. (Hold
13. in reserve
14. 1/2
15. cup flour for dredging fruit and nuts beforetdding to mixture.) Fold in fruit, nuts and molasses. Mix
16. well.tour into
17. 9-inch loaf or tube pan which has been greased
18. and
19. lined with
20. wax paper.
21. Bake at 275u0b0 for 2 to 3 hours.

butter, eggs, mixed fruit, nutmeg, soda, molasses, baking powder, brown sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, ground cloves, orange juice, raisins, pecans

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=394163 (may not work)