astray recipes: English fruitcake (unbaked)

Categories: Desserts; Miscellaneo; To post
Yield: 1 Servings

Measure	Ingredient
2 cups	Oatmeal
2 cups	Cracked wheat
2 cups	Unsweetened grape juice
2 pounds	Seedless raisins; chopped fine
2 pounds	Seeded raisins; chopped fine
2 pounds	Pitted dates; chopped fine
2 pounds	Walnuts; coarsely chopped
	Grated rind of 3 oranges
	Grated rind of 3 lemons
1 cup	Honey
6 tablespoons	Oil
1 tablespoon	Ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon	Ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon	Ground allspice
½ teaspoon	Ground cloves

Mix together oatmeal, cracked wheat and grape juice. Let stand overnight.

Add remaining ingredients. Blend thoroughly by hand.

Line loaf pans with heavy waxed paper, brush with oil. Pack mixture down into loaf pans, a little at a time. Put heavy weight on top and let stand at least 24 hours. Slice thin to serve. Makes 2 loaves.

Note: Recipe did not specify size of loaf pans.

Formatted by Mardi Desjardins March 12, 1998 Recipe by: The Natural Foods Cookbook by Beatrice Trum Hunter, 1972 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Mardi <amdesjar@...> on Mar 12, 1998

english fruitcake (unbaked)