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President's Fruit Cake

12 eggs. 1 lb. sugar (2 cups). 5 lbs. raisins. 1 glass grape jelly. 1 lb. crystallized cherries. 1 lb. crystallized pineapple. 1/4 lb. orange paste. 1 lb. blanched and ground almonds. 1 lb. pecans. 1 tablespoon cinnamon. 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg. 1 lb. butter (1 cup). 1 lb. flour (4 1/2 cups). 1 lb. home-made citron. 1 tablespoon of melted chocolate. 1/2 teaspoon allspice. 1/2 cup cordial mixed with spices. 1 cup whiskey or grape juice.

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