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Fruit Cake Recipe

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Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Dorothy Thurman
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup Pet Milk
1-1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
3 tbsp orange juice
4 dozen graham crackers (48)
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp cloves
1/2 cup white raisins
1/2 cup dark raisins
1/2 cup dates finely chopped
3/4 cup nuts
3/4 cup mixed candied fruit, chopped
Directions:
Directions:
Put milk, marshmallows, and orange juice in small bowl. Set aside. Roll graham crackers into fine crumbs. Put crumbs in a large bowl with the rest of the ingredients - Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, 2 kinds of raisins, dates, nuts, candied fruit. Then add milk mixture. Work with a spoon and then with hands until all crumbs are moistened. Press firmly into a 4 or 5 cup loaf pan or a tube pan with wax paper. Cover tightly. Chill 2 days before slicing. Keep in a cool place. Makes 2-1/4 lbs.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Very Good!

 

 

 

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