GUM DROP FRUIT CAKE

Ingredients:

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2/3 cup butter
• 4 eggs, well beaten
• 1 3/4 cups sour milk
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup dates, chopped
• 1/2 cup citron, chopped
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups gumdrops, chopped
• 1 package candied cherries

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Grease two loaf pans.
2. Cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs and mix well.
3. Dissolve baking soda in sour milk.
4. Sift flour with cloves and cinnamon.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the sour milk.
6. Fold in dates, citron, nuts, gumdrops, and cherries last.
7. Pour into prepared pans and bake in a slow oven for about 1 hour, or until done.