Recipe for Calumet Fruit Cake

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Ingredients:

Amount	Ingredient
1 lb	sifted cake flour
1 tsp	calumet baking powder
1/2 tsp	cloves
1/2 tsp	cinnamon
1/2 tsp	mace
1 lb	butter
1 lb	brown sugar
10 x	eggs, well beaten
1/2 lb	candied cherries
1/2 lb	candied pineapple
1 lb	dates, seeded and sliced
1 lb	raisins
1 lb	currants
1/2 lb	citron, thinly sliced
1/2 lb	candied orange and lemon peel
1/2 lb	nut meats, chopped
1 cup	honey
1 cup	molasses

Instructions:

Instructions: Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and spices, and sift together three times.

Cream shortening thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy.

Add eggs, fruits, peel, nuts, honey, molasses, and cider.

Add flour gradually.

Bake in four paper-lined pans, 8x8x2 inches, in slow oven (200 degrees) 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

Makes 10 pounds fruit cake.

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