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Grandma's Fruit Cake

Surname Benning
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Date submitted : Dec 1, 2002

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2 C flour 3/4 C sugar 1/2 C butter
4 eggs 1 tsp nutmeg 1/2 C chpd almonds 1/4 tsp salt wine glass brandy
l# pkg radiant mix fruit
l tsp grated lemon rind, 1Tbs lemon juice lC seedless raisins, lC currants
l tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp allspice

Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Beat eggs well and add alternately with other ingredients.

Put batter in pint or qt aluminum foil loaf pans, do not flatten. If you use regular bread loaf pans, line w/paper

Bake in slow oven 250 degrees for 2 hrs.

Place pan containing 2C water on bottom shelf while baking

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