HOLIDAY RUM FRUIT CAKE

(I used to make fun of fruit cake until I ate this. I've never tasted anything like it before or since. Delicious!)
 
INGREDIENTS
2 lb. big fruit gum drops
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter or margarine
2 eggs (well beaten)
1 1/2 cup apple sauce
1 lb. Light raisins
1 1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Cloves
1 tsp. Soda
1 tsp. Salt
4 cups flour
Barcardi Rum
 
DIRECTIONS
Cream butter and sugar.
ADD applesauce and 2 cups sifted flour.
ADD spices and salt
SIFT remaining 2 cups flour over raisins and gumdrops and mix well.
ADD to creamed mixture.
Grease pans and line with wax paper
BAKE 2 hours at 300 degrees
Cool on rack thoroughly
Wrap in cheesecloth heavily soaked in Rum and then in foil.
Cakes should remain in the Barcardi rum-soaked cheesecloth and foil for at least 2-3 weeks before serving.
 

Makes four medium fruit cakes

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