Grandmas Fruitcake (more...)
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Soak the
raisins,
walnuts,
cherries,
coconut
and
pineapple
with 2
cups
brandy
overnight
in a
stainless
steel
bowl.
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2
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In a 5
quart
mixing
bowl
cream
butter
and
sugar,
then add
eggs
slowly,
then add
your
flour
and
blend
well,
add the
baking
soda and
water
and mix
a minute
more,
add all
other
ingredients
and mix
until
well
blended.
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3
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Now you
are
going to
bake it
in a 2
pound
pan, or
in the
pan of
your
choice,
foil or
hard
pan,
line the
pan with
wax
paper or
baking
paper or
better
yet a
pan
liner
the size
of the
pan. For
a 2
pound
pan,
Place 1
pound 12
ounces
of the
mixture
in the
pan and
level it
with a
spoon,
don't
bang it
on the
table.
Bake it
in a 350
degree
preheated
oven for
1 hour
to 1
hour 20
minutes,
depends
on your
oven and
how
brown
you want
it.
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4
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It's
done
when a
pick is
placed
in the
center
and it
comes
out
clean.
Let it
cool on
a rack
for a
while
and then
sprinkle
it with
1 ounce
of
brandy
and then
another
ounce
when it
is cool
and then
pack it
away for
about 3
days in
your
refrigerator
and then
“enjoy
it”.
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