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clover dark food

Fruit Cake by Grandma (Nelda) Hopkins

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups water
• 2 packages Pillbury nut bread mix
• 2 cups pecans, chopped
• 2 cups raisins
• 2 lbs. candied fruit mix

Notes

Get the nut bread mix at Meijer. Nobody else has it.
Paradise Old English fruit and peel mix is the best fruit mix. You can find it at Rempke.

Directions

• Grease and flour bottom and sides of 12 cup bundt or 10 inch tube pan
• In large bowl, combine eggs and water.
• Add remaining ingredients by hand.
• Stir until combined.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 for 65-75 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 30 minutes.
• Loosen edges and remove from pan.
• Cool completely.
• Wrap tightly in foil or plastic wrap and store in refrigerator.

Category

Desserts

Festive Fruit Cake by Great Grandma (Marie) Oller

Ingredients

• 1/2 c. Evaporated milk
• 3 tbsp. Orange juice or flavoring
• 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows (or 16 large)
• 4 dozen 2 1/2 inch graham crackers, rolled into fine crumbs
• 1/4 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp. Cloves
• 1/2 c. Dates, cut fine
• 1 c. Raisins
• 3/4 c. Walnuts or Nut meats
• 3/4 c. Mixed candied fruit
• OR
• 1/3 c. Candied pineapple
• 1/3 c. Candied cherries
• 2 tbsp. Candied orange peel, cut finely

Notes

I remember eating this fruitcake at my Grandma's house at Christmastime.

Directions

• Line a 5 cup loaf or tube pan with waxed paper or plastic wrap.
• Put milk, juice and marshmallows into a small bowl and let stand until needed.
• In a large bowl, add remaining ingredients.
• Add milk mixture.
• Stir with a spoon, and then hands, until crumbs are moistened.
• Press firmly into pan.
• Decorate with additional nuts and fruit.
• Cover tightly.
• Chill 2 days before slicing.
• Keep in cool place.

Category

Desserts