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              <text>SUGGESTED RECIPE FOR
Holiday Fruit Cake (Light)

2/3 Cup Butter or          1/4 Cup Honey                2 Lb. Kresge Extra
  Shortening               2 Cups Sifted Flour            Fancy Mix
2/3 Cup Granulated         1/2 tsp. Salt                1 Cup Raisins
  Sugar                    1/2 tsp. Nutmeg              1/2 Cup Pecans or
2 Eggs—beaten              1 tsp. Baking Powder           Almonds
1 Cup Water or Fruit       2 tsp. Cinnamon              1 Cup Sifted Flour
  Juice                    1/2 tsp. Baking Soda

Cream Butter and Sugar well. Add Eggs and mix together. Add Water (or Fruit
Juice) and Honey, mixing well. Sift dry ingredients and add to above. Mix well.

Mix one cup of sifted Flour with the Fruit and Nuts and add to batter.

Line two greased 3 1/2 x 7 1/2" loaf pans with waxed paper, allowing 1/2 inch to extend
above all sides of pan. Pour batter into pans—do not flatten. Bake at 275° Fahren-
heit for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Place pan containing 2 cups water on bottom shelf while baking. Cakes baked
with water have greater volume, moist texture and a smooth, shiny glaze. If deco-
ration of nuts and cherries is used, place on cake at end of 2 hours. Store in a
covered container in a cool place. This recipe makes about 4 1/2 pounds.

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# Holiday Fruit Cake (Light)

## Ingredients

- 2/3 cup butter or shortening
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup water or fruit juice
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 lb Kresge Extra Fancy Mix
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup pecans or almonds
- 1 cup sifted flour (for coating fruit and nuts)

## Instructions

1. Cream butter and sugar well.
2. Add eggs and mix together.
3. Add water (or fruit juice) and honey, mixing well.
4. Sift dry ingredients (2 cups flour, salt, nutmeg, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda) and add to above. Mix well.
5. Mix the 1 cup of sifted flour with the fruit and nuts and add to batter.
6. Line two greased 3 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch loaf pans with waxed paper, allowing 1/2 inch to extend above all sides of pan.
7. Pour batter into pans — do not flatten.
8. Place a pan containing 2 cups water on the bottom shelf of the oven while baking.
9. Bake at 275°F for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
10. If decoration of nuts and cherries is used, place on cake at end of 2 hours.
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