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Fruitcake , a Holiday Favorite
Want to get a head start on
holiday baking? Fruitcakes,
those delightful, traditional
holiday treats improve with
age so it's not too early to
start making them. A few ex
tra cakes in pretty tins, or
just wrapped in foil and red
ribbon, also make charming
gifts for friends.
A stand mixer will take
much of the work out of mak
ing fruitcakes. A fruitcake has
many ingredients so it takes
a great deal of mixing. Be
cause you don’t have to hold
it, a stand mixer will save
tired arms and allow you to
add ingredients with both
hands.
The Sunbeam Mixmaster
Mixer with 12 Governor Con
trolled speeds and bowl-fit
beaters makes mixing fruit
cakes a breeze. The governor
control feature lets you thor
oughly mix thick ingredients
at slower speeds without re
ducing the power of the mo
tor a plus when you mix a
heavy fruitcake.
LIGHT FRUITCAKE
1/2 cup candied citron pieces
</ 2 cup candied orange peel
pieces
1 cup candied cherries, cut
in half
J/ 2 lb. dried apricots, cut in
small pieces
Z 2 lb. dried apricots, cut in
small pieces
Z 2 lb. light seedless raisins
1 cup chopped pecans
2 teasp. grated lemon rind
1 cup boiling water
Z 2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teasp. baking powder
Z 2 teasp. salt
1 cup soft shortening, butter
or margarine
1 cup granulated sugar
5 eggs, unbeaten
1 tbsp. lemon juice
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Pour boiling water over rais
ins and apricots. Let stand 5
minutes. Drain, then pat dry
between a towel. Grate lemon
rind, cut cherries and pecans.
Combine citron, orange peel,
cherries, raisins, apricots, pe
cans, and lemon rind with Vi
cup flour, coating ingredients
evenly.
Preheat oven to 300° F.
Grease and line with waxed pa
per bottom of 10x5x3 loaf pan.
Sift together flour, baking
powder, and salt.
In large Mixmaster Mixer
bowl, cream shortening and
sugar on No. 7 speed for 2
min. Add eggs one at a time,
while beating 2% min. long
er. On No. 1 speed, beat in
lemon juice and flour mixture
for 1 min., scraping bowl as
necessary. While beating on
No. 1 speed add fruit and nut
mixture continuously (only to
blend), about lZs min. Turn
into pan and bake about 2 hrs.
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warmth of good cheer... when sweet carols sound in the crisp
night air and the church bells in the steeple ring out with the wonder
and glory of Christmas... we pause to share in the fine tradition of
extending greetings to ail of our friends. May you and your family
enjoy all the blessings of this happy holiday season...
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or until cake tester inserted
in center comes out clean.
Cool in pan.
Wrap the cooled cake in
cellophane wrap and cover
with foil. Store in refrigera
tor. Next day, when cake is
completely cool, remove wrap
pings. Soak a clean cloth in
sherry, wine, or brandy and
wrap cake, completely cover
ing it, in soaked cloth. Cover
with foil. Resoak cloth per
iodically as it becomes dry,
about once a week for 1
month. Keep stored in refrig
erator in tightly covered con
tainer for as long as a year.
To glaze: Brush top of cake
with hot corn syrup. Trim
with nuts and candied fruit.
If you don’t have a stand
mixer, now’s the time to drop
a Christmas gift hint to your
family. With the promise of
baked goodies in the coming
years, this is a gift they’ll
love giving.
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(amily.our »kh is for all
the merriment and excitement of this festive
season...all the joy and warmth of a Yuletide celebration.
And may we thank you for your much appreciated patronage.
DRAKE FURNITURE COMPANY
DAWSON COUNTY BANK
MEMBER FDIC
In the East a Star shone,
guiding the Wise Men to the
sacred manger. Let the
message of the Nativity
light the way for us today...
to the blessings of
lasting Peace and Good Will.