8 eggs
1 c. Crisco
1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
4 c. plain flour or cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 oz. lemon flavoring
1 c. chopped pecans
4 oz. candied cherries, diced
4 oz. mixed fruit, diced

Cream Crisco, butter, sugar together. Add eggs, beating well. Sift flour and baking powder together. Add flour in small amounts at a time. Use 1/2 cup of the flour to put over the diced fruit and nuts. Add this to batter. Stir in lemon flavoring. Bake at 250 degrees for 2 to 3 hours, depending on the oven.