INGREDIENTS
•1 cup white sugar
•1 pinch salt
•1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•4 eggs
•1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
•2 teaspoons baking powder
•1 pound Brazil nuts
•1 pound chopped walnuts
•1 pound pecan halves
•1 pound red candied cherries
•1 pound green candied cherries
•2 pounds pitted dates
DIRECTIONS
1.Preheat
oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 9x5 inch loaf pans, line
them with parchment paper, and grease the paper.
2.Beat eggs, salt and
vanilla together until very light and lemon colored. Add sugar, 1 cup of the
flour and 2 teaspoons baking powder. Put brazil nuts, walnuts, pecans, red and
green cherries into a large bowl. Dust with the remaining 1/2 cup flour. Then
add the egg and sugar mixture. This is a very stiff mixture. Mix with hands.
3.Press into 3 - 9x5 inch loaf pans which you have lined
with parchment paper and have greased both pan and paper. Bake for 1 hour at
350 degrees F (175 degrees C).