2 c. walnuts
1 c. pitted dates
1 c. seedless raisins
1/4 c. of brandy
2 c. diced candied fruits and peels
1/4 c. strawberry jam
1/4 c. soft butter
3 eggs
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1 1/2 c. sifted plain flour
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. mace

Coarsely chop walnuts, raisins and dates. Combine with candied fruit and peels brandy and jam. Set aside.

Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs one at the time until well blended. Resift flour with salt, soda and spices into egg mixture. Mix until smooth batter. Combine with walnut and fruit mixture. Turn into a well-greased and floured 10 1/4 by 3 5/8 by 2 5/8 loaf pan. Bake below oven center at 275 degrees with shallow pan of water in bottom of oven about 1 3/4 hours or until cake test done.

This is the fruit cake I make at Christmas.