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It is unfortunate that fruit cake has gotten a bad name. It is the brick hard gift that keeps re-gifting. The typical insults about fruit cake are true with most store bought fruit cake. I love my mom’s fruitcake. She purchases her own fruit, with exception of the orange peel that she candies herself.

Serves: 32

• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 pound mixed dried fruits (dates, pineapple, cherries, candied orange peel)
• 4 cups whole pecans halves
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Do not preheat oven!

Combine all ingredients well.

Bake in greased, floured 9×5x3″ glass loaf pan for 2 hours at 300 degrees.

For best results, double wrap in plastic wrap, then drop in the deep freeze. As with the Japanese Fruit Pie, this helps the flavors to mingle.

Cut in thin slices and serve.