"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>>>I went out this morning and got all the special ingredients for my light
>>>fruit cakes. The first batch is in. I will work on the second batch this
>>>evening.
>>
>> This is the best light fruit cake I've ever eaten, no citron.
>>
>> 2 pounds butter at room temperature
>> 4 cups sugar
>> 12 eggs separated (save whites for later in recipe)
>> 2 oz pure lemon extract
>> 8 cups flour
>> 2 pounds golden raisins
>> 1 pound candied cherries (a combination of green and red looks pretty)
>> 1 pound candied pineapple
>> 2 lbs of walnuts or combination of nuts of choice
>>
>> In large bowl cream butter and sugar until light, add beaten egg yolks a
>> little at a time.
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>> Add flour one cup at a time until blended, then add lemon extract. Rough
>> chop fruit and nuts, lightly dust them with flour, and stir into mixture.
>> Don't use a mixer for this step or your mixture will turn color from the
>> cherries.
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>> Beat egg whites until medium soft peak stage and carefully fold into
>> mixture.
>>
>> Line loaf pans with double sheets of cut up brown grocery bag paper and
>> grease paper, this keeps the loaves from developing a crust and keeps
>> them
>> light.
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>> Bake at 275 for 1 to 1 1/2 hours depending on loaf size, or until a
>> toothpick comes out fairly clean when inserted in the middle.
>>
>> Makes 6 loaves and recipe can easily be halved for smaller amount.
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> I love citron! Curse you, diabetes! I still have the candied orange and
> lemon peel that I bought last year. It is technically expired but I ate a
> piece a few weeks ago. It's perhaps a big tougher than it was before but
> still tastes good. I only ever eat a tiny piece every once in a while
> which is why I still have it. Takes sheer willpower not to just plow
> through it with a fork.

Nothing wrong with citron if you like it, I don't.

Cheri