Date Cake
["2 lb. dates", "1 lb. candied cherries", "1 c. flour", "2 tsp. baking powder", "4 eggs", "4 c. pecans", "1 tsp. vanilla", "1 c. sugar", "1 tsp. salt"]
["Dates,", "nuts and cherries may be left whole if desired. Sift dry ingredients together 3 times, sifting over fruit and nut mixture", "the", "last time.", "Add beaten yolks.", "Fold or work stiffly beaten", "egg", "whites", "to which vanilla has been added. Let", "stand for thirty minutes and mix again.", "Use heavy waxed paper, grease and", "line pan.", "Cover top of cake and place pan of water", "under cake.", "Bake at 250\u00b0 for over 2 hours.", "Remove cover", "from", "top", "of cake", "during", "last 15 minutes of baking. After", "cake is removed from oven, cool thoroughly in the paper in which", "it", "was baked. Then wrap securely in a second layer of heavy paper (waxed paper is preferred) and tie with twine."]
["dates", "candied cherries", "flour", "baking powder", "eggs", "pecans", "vanilla", "sugar", "salt"]