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

Yeah but when candied it is carb city!