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Fruit 29

Make Fruit 29 at home with Unsifted All Purpose Flour, Baking Soda, Ground Cinnamon, Butter Or Margarine, and Sugar. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

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Ingredients

• 4 1/4 cup
• 1/2 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 1 cup
• 1/2 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   In large bowl, stir together candied fruit, raisins, dates, and nuts. Stir in 1/4 cup of the flour, set aside.

2. 2

   In a medium-sized bowl, stir together remaining 4 cups of the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, mace, cloves, and nutmeg, set aside.

3. 3

   In a large bowl, stir butter to soften.

4. 4

   Add sugar and dark corn syrup, mix well.

5. 5

   Beat in eggs, one at a time.

6. 6

   Stir in brandy and vanilla.

7. 7

   Gradually stir in flour mixture until well blended.

8. 8

   Stir in fruit mixture.

9. 9

   Turn into prepared pan, cover tightly with foil.

10. 10

    Bake at 300 degrees for about 3 hours, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

11. 11

    Cool completely.

12. 12

    Remove from pan, peel off paper.

13. 13

    Wrap in plastic wrap, then foil.

14. 14

    Store in tightly covered container at least one month.

15. 15

    Glaze a day or two before serving.

16. 16

    To glaze, bring light corn syrup to boil.

17. 17

    Brush over top and sides of cake.

18. 18

    Decorate as desired with candied fruit.