Instructions: Pre-heat the oven to 350-F degrees and lightly oil a 9 inch by 5 inch bread pan.

In a mixing bowl, blend together the grated coconut, sugar, egg, and milk.

Add the vanilla, bitters, and butter; cream the mixture until thoroughly blended. Sift together the flour and the baking powder; add to the coconut-egg mixture. Add the mixed peel, raisins, maraschino cherries, and currants to the mix. Stir well with a wooden spoon to
blend the fruits through the dough-like batter. Pour the dough into the prepared bread pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool for several minutes before turning the sweet bread out onto a rack to cool completely.

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