Ingredients

1/2 C. shortening
2 eggs
1 C. pecans
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
1 C. sugar
2 C. dates; chopped
1/2 C. candied cherries; cut-up
2/3 C. flour
Powdered sugar

Cooking Instructions

Blend shortening and sugar and beat in eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients. Spread mixture in a 9 inch pan and bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. Cut into squares while warm and roll in confectionery sugar.
 
 
"All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish." (1Corinthians 15:39)