Eva Carter’s Uncooked Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup canned milk (Milnot)
• 2 cups chopped marshmallows
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 6 dozen graham crackers (rolled in fine crumbs)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves
• 1 1/2 cup raisins
• 3/4 cup chopped dates
• 1 cup nut meats
• 1 1/4 cup ready-mixed candied fruit

Steps

1. Line a loaf pan holding 6 cups with wax paper.
2. Put the milk, marshmallows and orange juice in a bowl and let stand until needed.
3. Mix the graham cracker crumbs, spices, raisins, dates, nuts and candied fruit.
4. Add the milk mixture and mix with hands until the crumbs are well moistened.
5. Press firmly into the pan.
6. Cover tightly and chill about 2 days before cutting.

Notes

More nuts and fruit can be put on top to decorate if desired.

Keep in a cool place.

No baking (uncooked).

Rosie Lee had this recipe on more than one card; all of them are shown below.

Written on a ‘Happy Birthday’ greeting card (train art).

A circled asterisk by the milk line ties to ‘\*add milk mixture’ later in the card.

From Eva Carter.

Part of the card is cut off or missing: 147: the last line runs to the right edge (‘until (over)’); it continues on 148.

Photo: stock photo found online.

Rosie Lee’s original recipe cards

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