Fruit Cake
["1 lb. butter", "3 c. sugar (save 1/2 c.)", "3 c. all-purpose flour (save 1/3 c.)", "8 eggs, separated", "1 lb. chopped nuts", "1 lb. chopped candied cherries", "1 lb. chopped candied pineapple", "1/2 tsp. mace", "1/3 c. whiskey"]
["Beat", "butter and sugar until smooth.", "Beat in egg yolks. Mix mace", "with flour and add flour, whiskey, alternately.", "Mix nuts and", "fruit", "in", "1/3 cup flour then add to other mix.", "Beat egg whites stiff;", "add", "1/2", "cup sugar.", "Fold into cake batter. Bake in tube", "pan", "at", "325\u00b0", "for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.", "Makes 2 tube cakes."]
["butter", "sugar", "all-purpose", "eggs", "nuts", "candied cherries", "candied pineapple", "mace", "whiskey"]