Date Fruit Cake
Ingredients
4 C. dates, stoned but not cut up
1 pound candied cherries, not cut up
1/2 tsp. salt
1 C. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 pound walnut meats, not cut up
1 C. flour
3 tsp. baking powder
4 eggs, separated
Cooking Instructions
Mix the 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 hour at 350 degrees.
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