Light Fruitcake

Light Fruitcake

Ingredients

3/4 cup shortening
1 cup of sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
6 egg whites
3 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon soda
1 pound white raisins
3/4 pound candied pineapple
1 1/4 cup pecans
1/2 cup coconut

Method

Cream shortening and sugar. Sift the flour, salt, and cream of tartar. Beat egg whites stiff. Add ingredients and egg whites to the creamed mixture. Add milk and soda mixed together. Soak raisins in hot water until plump, dry thoroughly. Add fruit, nuts, and coconuts to the batter. 

Pour into a pan lined with wax paper. Bake in a slow oven, 325-degrees. If baked in one large loaf it will be about 2.5 hours. If cake browns too quickly, cover with a lid for the remainder of the time. 

Makes about 5 pounds of cake. 

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