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Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 pound candied pineapple
• 16 ounces candied cherries
• 3 cups dates, pitted and chopped
• 6 cups chopped walnuts
• 4 1/2 cups golden raisins
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup

Recipe

• preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c).
• cut fruit into small pieces. in a large bowl, dredge fruit and nuts in 1 cup flour.
• cream together butter, brown sugar, and egg yolks. stir together 2 cups flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg; add to the creamed mixture. in a small bowl, dissolve baking soda into sweetened condensed milk. gradually add soda mixture and to the dough. turn mixture into the big bowl of fruit and nuts. combine.
• beat the egg whites to stiff peaks. fold into the dough.
• bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned but still soft, about 20 minutes. cool on wire racks.