Fruit cookies
You need:
1 lb. candied cherries, cut into small particles
1 lb. candied pineapple, cut into small particles
16-ounce box white raisins
2 lbs. walnuts, chopped into small pieces
1 lb. pecans, chopped into small pieces
1 cup plain flour (sifted over fruit and nuts)
Take these ingredients together and set aside.
Then you need 2-1/2 c. sifted plain flour and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Combine these ingredients and set aside.
The next step: beat together 4 eggs, 1 c. light brown sugar and 1 c. granulated sugar
Then prepare mixture of
3 T. buttermilk
3 sticks margarine, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
and add it to the prepared egg mixture.
The last step: mix everything together in your largest basin. Cool overnight. Then drop by teaspoonfuls, roll into balls and flatten. Bake 15 minutes on a greased cookie sheet in a 350 degree oven. Watch your cookies carefully, as they may burn.