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- From: pilchuck!pilchuck!phred!earl@coco.ms.washington.edu (choo choo earl)
- Subject: Brazil-nut date cake
- Message-ID: <5205@phred.UUCP>
- Keywords: christmas
- Organization: Physio Control Corp., Seattle WA
- Date: 11 Aug 93 19:41:09 GMT
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- Hello there.
- I know this is early for Christmas recipes, but that's just how it happened.
- This is a recipe for a very good "fruitcake" my mom used to make. The
- interesting thing is the amount of Brazil nuts involved. We used to have
- a gathering and all pitch in to crack the nuts. The formula for shelling
- them is included.
- Enjoy
-
- BRAZIL-NUT DATE CAKE
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- 3 Cups whole Brazil Nuts (1 pound shelled or 2 pounds unshelled)
- 1 pound whole dates, pitted
- 1 cup whole maraschino cherries, drained
- 3/4 cup sifted flour
- 3/4 cup cugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla
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- To shell the nuts easily, cover with cold water, bring to a boil, and boil
- 3 minutes. Drain and cover with cold water, then drain again. Crack and
- remove whole nut.
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- DIRECTIONS: Put whole nuts, dates, and cherries into a large mixing bowl.
- Sift over this the dry ingredients. Mix well until coated. Beat eggs
- until foamy, add vanilla and stir into fruit mixture. Turn into a greased
- and waxed paper lined pan (9 1/2 X 5 1/2 X 2 1/2). Spread evenly. The
- pan will be full. Bake in slow oven (300 degrees) for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
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- The cake must be entirely cool before cutting. It will keep for a long time
- if you can keep the fingers out of it. Wrap and store as with any fruit
- cake.
-
- Note: To store a fruitcake, the way I remember is to take some clean rags,
- soak them in wine, and wrap the cake. This is then wrapped in aluminum
- foil, and the whole thing put into a plastic bag. A fruitcake stored this
- way will last several years.
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- Enjoy
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