Memere's Fruit Cake

By JAmero4702

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb salt pork
• 1 Cup sugar
• 1 Cup boiling water
• 1 Cup raisins (small)
• 1/2 Cup raisins (big)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 Cup molasses
• 3 1/2 Cups of flour
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 Cup Apples
• 1 Cup prunes
• 1 Cup cherries
• 1 Cup nuts
• 1 Cup date
• 1 Cup oranges

Preparation

Step 1

Grind salt pork and add boiling water to melt and mix in raisins and dates. Mix sugar with beaten egg. Add molasses and mix all together. Then add cherries, juice, vanilla then nuts and fruit. Sift flour and spices together then add to mixture a little at a time. Mix well.

Bake in a moderate oven 350 degrees and glance at cake in a half hour.

Put rum in cake batter if you desire to.