1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. jelly
2 eggs
2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tbsp. milk
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 lb. chopped pecans
1 lb. dates, cut up
3/4 lb. candied cherries, chopped
3/4 lb. candied pineapple, chopped

Cream butter, sugar, jelly and eggs. Dissolve soda in milk, add to creamed mixture. Gradually add half the flour, sifted with spices. Dredge nuts and fruits with remaining flour and stir into batter; mix well. Drop from spoon onto greased cookie sheet. Decorate tops with sliced candied cherries if desired. Bake at 300 degrees for about 20 minutes. These cookies ripen just as fruit cake does.