American Fruitcake (Unbaked)

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	237ml	Unsweetened grape juice
1 cup	237ml	Unsweetened blackberry juice
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground nutmeg
4		Whole cloves or 1/4 tsp ground cloves
1		Cinnamon stick OR 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 cups	474ml	Oatmeal
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Sunflower seeds
1 1/2 cups	219g / 7.7oz	Whole grain bread crumbs
3/4 cup	177ml	Honey
4 tablespoons	60ml	Oil
1 1/2 lbs	681g / 24oz	Seedless raisins - plumped and drained
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped figs
3/4 lb	340g / 11oz	Pecans - ground

Recipe Instructions

Combine fruit juices and spices. Let stand overnight so that juice absorbs flavor of spices.

Remove cloves and stick cinnamon. Stir in oatmeal and breadcrumbs. Blend thoroughly and let stand overnight.  Combine honey and oil. Add to fruit juice-oatmeal mixture. By hand, work in rest of fruits, nuts and seeds. Blend thoroughly.

Line loaf pan with heavy waxed paper, brush with oil and pack mixture down a little at a time. Decorate top with additional nuts and sunflower seeds. Cover with paper brushed with oil. Chill for several weeks. Several days before cutting, wrap the cake in cloth soaked in grape juice.

Source:
The Natural Foods Cookbook by Beatrice Trum Hunter, 1971

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