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Date Fruit Cake

Ingredients & Directions


4 c Dates, stoned but not cut up 3 ts Baking powder
1 lb Walnut meats, not cut up 1 c Sugar
1 lb Candied cherries, not cut up 4 ea Eggs, separated
1 c Flour 1 ts Vanilla
1/2 ts Salt

Mix dates, walnuts and cherries. Sift together flour, salt and baking
powder, and mix with the fruit mixture. Add sugar and mix. Beat 4 egg
yolks until thick and mix thoroughly through cake mix. Add vanilla. Beat
egg whites until stiff and dry and fold into mixture. Line 2 loaf pans
with wax paper, pour in mix and bake 1 hr at 350 degrees.

Yields
2 servings