GrandmaS Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lb butter
• 9 eggs separated
• 34 tsp cloves ground
• 34 tsp mace
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 lb currants
• 1 lb nuts pecans
• 12 lb candied orange peel
• 12 lb candied cherries
• 1 lb candied pineapple
• 12 tsp
• 1 lb light brown sugar
• 1 lb flour all-purpose
• 34 tsp nutmeg
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 14 c milk
• 1 lb seedless raisins
• 12 lb citron

Directions

1. Wash raisins and currants chop nuts and fruits
2. Dredge fruit in half the flour
3. Cream butter and sugar
4. Add beaten egg yolks Sift remaining flour with other dry ingredients
5. Add milk and dry ingredients alternately to cake batter
6. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites
7. Add nuts and fruits mix thoroughly
8. Bake approximately 4 hours at 275