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["I know this is early for Christmas recipes, but which'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", "To shell the nuts easily, cover with cool water, bring to a boil, and boil 3 min.", "Drain and cover with cool water, then drain again.", "Crack and remove whole nut.", "DIRECTIONS: Put whole nuts, dates, and cherries into a large mixing bowl.", "Sift over this the dry ingredients.", "Mix well till coated.", "Beat Large eggs till foamy, add in vanilla and stir into fruit mix.", "Turn into a greased and waxed paper lined pan (9 1/2 X 5 1/2 X 2 1/2).", "Spread proportionately.", "The pan will be full.", "Bake in slow oven (300 degrees) for 1 hour and 45 min.", "The cake must be entirely cold 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.", "/CAKES"]
