Date Fruitcake

4 cups dates -- stoned, leave whole
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 pound walnut meats -- not cut up
1 cup sugar
1 pound candied cherries -- not cut up
4 eggs -- separated
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix dates, walnuts and cherries. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder, and mix with the fruit mixture. Add sugar and mix.

Beat 4 egg yolks until thick and mix thoroughly through cake mix. Add vanilla.

Beat egg whites until stiff and dry and fold into mixture. Line 2 loaf pans with wax paper, pour in mix and bake 1 hour at 350F.

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