English Fruitcake (Unbaked)

Cuisine: English
Type: Fruit
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups		Oatmeal
2 cups		Cracked wheat
2 cups		Unsweetened grape juice
2 lbs		Seedless raisins - chopped fine
2 lbs		Seeded raisins - chopped fine
2 lbs		Dates - pitted - chopped fine
2 lbs		Walnuts - coarsely chopped
		Rind of 3 oranges - grated
		Rind of 3 lemons - grated
1 cup		Honey
6 tablespoons		Oil
1 tablespoon		Ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon		Ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon		Ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon		Ground cloves

Recipe Instructions

Mix together oatmeal, cracked wheat and grape juice. Let stand overnight. Add remaining ingredients. Blend thoroughly by hand.

Line loaf pans with heavy waxed paper, brush with oil. Pack mixture down into loaf pans, a little at a time. Put heavy weight on top and let stand at least 24 hours. Slice thin to serve.

Makes 2 fruitcakes.

Note: Recipe did not specify size of loaf pans.

Source:
The Natural Foods Cookbook by Beatrice Trum Hunter, 1972

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