1/2 lb. candied pineapple
1/2 lb. candied cherries
1/2 lb. raisins
4-5 oz. candied orange peel
2 lb. shelled pecans
1/2 lb. shelled walnuts
5 c. flour
1 1/4 lb. butter
2 c. white sugar
1/2 lb. chopped dates
1 c. brown sugar
6 eggs
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. molasses
3/4 c. preserves
3/4 tsp. cloves
3/4 tsp. allspice
3/4 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 tsp. cinnamon

Cut fruits; dredge fruit and nuts in 1/2 cup flour. Cream butter and sugars; add eggs and beat. Mix soda and molasses; stir into sugar mixture with preserves. Add flour and spices, sifted together; add fruit and nuts. Grease 2 tube pans; line with waxed paper. Grease paper. Turn batter into pans; put pan of water in bottom of oven. Bake 4 hours at 250 degrees.