Poor Man's Fruit Cake
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"Miriam Wollenberger Schnierer"
Serves | Prep Time 20 minutes PT20M | Cook Time 2 hours at 300 PT2H20M | ChristmasWhy I Love This Recipe
Called the Poor Mans Fruitcake because it has no colored fruit-A rich sensuous dark fruitcake from Germany
Ingredients You'll Need
2 pounds Dromedary Fruit candied
15 oz package raisins
11 ox package currents
7 1/4 oz package dates
1/2 lb orange peel
1/2 lb citron peel
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
Heaping cup of chopped walnuts and pecans
1/2 quarter margerine
2 cups sugar
3 1/2 cups liquid or which 2 cups are black coffee
3 1/ cups flour
1 heaping tsp baking soda
Directions
Let mixture of liquid and fruit boil for around twenty minutes-
If necessary you can supplement candied fruit with dried fruits-
cool mixture
Add Flour and Baking soda
Pour into a big roasting pan lined with aluminum foil (large lasagna pan) and Bake at for 2 hours
Cool and store in covered pan and dose liberally with either rum or Jack Daniels whiskey (bourbon) weekly so it stays moist-
Serve after 1 month-






