Fruit Cake

Fruit Cake (Mom’s annual Christmas treat from Grandma Allgood)

2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
12 eggs
4 cups flour or more
4 lbs. raisins, currants, citron, pineapple, or cherries or chopped dates, as desired
1 lb. chopped nuts
½ tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter and sugar; then add beaten eggs. Add flour and baking powder and spices. Mix well. Dredge raisins and fruit in flour. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into wax paper lined loaf pans. Bake one hour in a slow oven 275-300 degrees F.

Sorry, but I don’t know how many loaves this makes.