Category: Christmas Recipes

3 cups raisins
1/2 cup cherries
2 cups nuts
4 cups flour
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup rum
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
4 Tbsp. baking powder

Cream oil and sugar. Add eggs and other liquids.… Read the rest

3/4 Ib. butter
1 Ib. each raisins, currants, dates
1/4 Ib. peel
1 cup each cherries, chopped nuts
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. soda
2 tsp. each maple, lemon @ almond flavorings
2 1/2 cup flour
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4 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp mace
1/4 tsp cloves
11/4 cups brown sugar
19 oz can fruit cocktail, drained
1/3 cup strong coffee
1/4 cup molasses
9 eggs
1 Ib butter
4 oz dark rum
1 pkg raisins
1 cup currants
2 apples, peeled and chopped
2 oranges, peeled and chopped
8 oz red cherries
8 oz green cherries
1 cup walnuts, chopped
8 oz mixed peel
1 cup dates, chopped
8 oz mixed fruit


Mix all dry ingredients together; add to fruit.… Read the rest

1 cup finely ground salt pork
1 cup hot strong coffee
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon each of allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs, well beaten
2/3 cup molasses
3 cups sifted Flour
2 cups raisins
1 cup currants
2 cups mixed peel

Place pork in a bowl and pour hot coffee over it.… Read the rest

2 cups brown sugar
2 cups hot water
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup dates, chopped
1 box raisins
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp mace
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 beaten egg
2 tsp baking soda
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup chopped cherries
1 cup mixed fruit
1 cap full rum or brandy
1 cap full lemon almond extract
1 cap full vanilla

In a large saucepan, combine brown sugar, hot water, butter, chopped dates, raisins, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, mace, nutmeg.… Read the rest

2 cups dried fruit
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. coves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup dark rum
1 tsp. of each almond and vanilla flavoring
2 cups cold water
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups flour
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