1/2 lb. pitted dates, cut up
1/2 lb. candied red cherries
1 lb. candied sliced pineapple, cut up
1 c. sugar
1 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
4 eggs
1 lb. coarse chopped pecans
1/2 lb. candied green cherries
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla

Line 2 loaf pans 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 with heavy brown paper (grocery bag). Chop up fruit and nuts and mix. Sift dry ingredients and mix well with the fruit and nuts.

Beat eggs with vanilla and pour over the dry ingredients, fruit and nuts. Mix well.

Pack into pan and bake for 2 hours at 250 degrees. (No shortening is used.) Cool overnight in pans. Remove paper and Saran Wrap for moistness. Even Teflon pans must be lined with paper and do not use a bundt pan. Do not grease pan or paper.