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Grandma Anderson's Famous Fruit Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb. of ground salt pork
1 pt. of boiling water
2 cups of granulated sugar (sifted)
2 cups of molasses
1 lb. of candied fruit
1 lb. of seedless dates
1 lb. of seedless raisings
1 lb. of currants
8 cups of flour (save ½ cup for dredging walnuts)
1 tsp of nutmeg
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp of cloves
1 tsp of allspice
1 T of cocoa
1 tsp of baking soda (heaping tsp)
1 lb. of walnut meat
Brandy
about 4 cheesecloths
Directions:
Directions:
Mix pork, water, sugar, and molasses then add candied fruit, dates, raisins, and currants and let stand for ½ hour

Mix nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, cocoa, and 7½ cups of flour and add to fruit/pork mixture

Mix walnuts and ½ cup of flour and add to mixture

Mix baking soda with small amount of hot water and add to mixture

Place mixture into separate loaf pans covered with foil

Steam loaves (placing pans in large container filled with boiling water) for 3 hours in the oven at 300º

Remove foil and bake loaves for ½ hour more

Wrap loaves in brandy-soaked cheesecloth and store in a cook crock for 1 month

Re-wrap weekly in newly soaked cheesecloth

 

 

 

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