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      Title: MOM'S FRUITCAKE
 Categories: Cakes, Mom
      Yield: 1 Batch
 
  1 1/2 c  Butter, softened
      1 pk Confectioner's sugar
           Flour
      6 lg Eggs
      1 c  Bourbon (or rum)
      4 tb Vanilla extract
      1 lb Golden raisins
      1 lb Glace cherries
      1 lb Glace pineapple
    1/3 lb Glace citron (or more,
           -up to a pound)
    1/4 lb Candied orange peel
    1/4 lb Candied lemon peel
      1 qt Pecan halves
     14 oz Coconut, flaked
 
  Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.  Line the bottom and sides of a large
  tube pan and a small loaf pan with foil; grease the pans. Chop
  coarsely the raisins, cherries, pineapple, citron, orange peel, lemon
  peel and pecan halves.
  
  In large bowl, soften the 3 sticks of butter.  Cream in a box of
  confectioner's sugar, then fill box to the same level with flour.
  Pour half of the flour over the fruit and nuts; mix thoroughly so all
  are well-floured.
  
  Add six eggs to butter/sugar, one at a time, while beating. Add
  vanilla extract and fold in flour.  Stir in fruits and nuts; fold in
  liquor. Pour into cake pans and bake approximately 2 hours.
  
  Mom's notes:
  
  *  3 # cherries, pineapple, raisin; 1 # citron; 3/4 lemon/orange
  peel; 2 # butter; 3 packages coconut, 2 # cake flour; 4 #
  confectioner's sugar, fifth of bourbon.
 
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