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"The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found."--Calvin Trillin

Grandma Carl and Mom's Fruit Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1C oil

1 pkg pitted dated

1 c walnuts chopped

2 C sugar

2 C boiling water

4 eggs

2 t baking soda

1 t nutmeg

1 t cinnamon

1/2 t cloves

1/2 t allspice

2 T chocolate (Grandma Carl used sweet ground Ghiradelli))

3 C flour
Directions:
Directions:
Bake 350 for one hour

Separate eggs. Beat whites and put in fridge

Beat yolks and oil adding a little at a time.

In separate bowl put dates, baking soda, and boiling water.

Add dry ingredients slowly to egg yolk mixture.

Then add dates slowly

Fold in whites last

Spray 9x11 pan and put mixture in it.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Directions were a bit meshuganah! Great recipe passed down from generation to generation but I think everyone knew how to make it so well they didn't write down very good instructions for us newbies

Update: Suzie came up with the modified instructions above which do make sense! Thanks sis!

 

 

 

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