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  • Boiled Fruit Cake

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    Boiled Fruit Cake
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    Servings: 20
    by Melinda
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    This dark fruit cake recipe has been in our family for over 50 years. Very moist and delicious. It can be frozen if well wrapped for several months. I often make this in small pans and wrap for addition to Christmas baskets.

    Ingredients

    • 2 tsp ground cloves
    • 1 tsp allspice
    • 2 tsp cinnamon
    • 1 cup butter
    • 2 cups boiling water
    • 2 cups white sugar
    • 1 lb raisins
    • 1/2 lb currents
    • 1 cup walnuts or pecans - broken
    • 1 cup dried dates - cut in 4 pieces
    • 1 cup glazed cherries

    Directions

    1. Add all ingredients into a large pot and boil for 2 minutes mixing well.
    2. Put aside to cool down. When cooled add the following:
    3. 3 1/2 cups white flour
    4. 2 tsp baking soda
    5. Mix well and place in a well greased and floured tube pan or use several small gift sized pans. Bake 300 degrees for approx. 2 hrs.
    6. Once cooled liberally brush with dark rum - wrap in cheese cloth then freezer wrap.

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