BelindaD

My mother use to make the best fruit cakes. I wish i could have gotten her recipe. I am hoping someone can help me . She would use the dried fruit and homemade cane syrup that she would buy from someone not in the stores. Her fruitcakes were very decorative she would take time puting cherries and pecans on top before baking. We always joked with her because they weighed so much. Hope some one can help me with the old fashion recipe.
Belinda

Quilt Mom

I do not hqve it at my fingertips, but tomorrow I will search for my mother's recipe. It sounds like your mother's recipe might be like my mom's.

EasyPeezy

Sounds like Dark Fruit Cake. Maybe this can get you started.
http://www.steensyrup.com/recipes164b.html

GailG

Steen's Pure Cane Syrup is made just a few miles from here. There is nothing like it. It makes a delicious pecan pie and syrup cake (kinda like a ginger bread). This must be an awesome recipe. I plan on trying it.

Tom Fredrick

Well no doubt that this is an interesting information. I have fruit cake recipe buy cane syrup idea is new for me. Thanks for sharing this idea.

MaryAnnMc

Hmmmm.... I might have to try cane syrup myself next year. Here in Florida, it's fairly easy to find. and our supermarkets here carry Argo syrup, which is a blend of cane and corn syrups. It's not quite as strong a molasses flavor.

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one still making fruitcake!

Dakota Girl

My mother made a fruit cake, that was more like candy. My recipes were lost when we moved recently and I would love to
find another. It was made with coconut, Pecans, candied cherries and candied pineapple...sometimes date pieces.
This was mixed with sweetened evaporated milk, put into pans and baked. A little dab of this will do ya......very rich.

MAK'58

Hey Dakota Girl. This sounds like my family's no-bake fruitcake using graham cracker or vanilla wafer crumbs. It is so rich and IS almost like candy!

Quilt Mom

I finally got to my mom's recipe. It does not use cane syrup. Sorry.

Tom Fredrick

Spokane County Health Center