Orange Candy Fruit Cake
["1 c. butter", "2 c. sugar", "4 eggs", "3 c. flour", "1 tsp. soda, dissolved in 1/2 c. buttermilk", "1 lb. orange candy slices, cut up", "1 lb. dates or white raisins", "3 to 4 oz. coconut", "2 c. chopped nuts"]
["Cream butter and sugar.", "Add eggs.", "Mix well.", "Alternately add flour and soda that has been dissolved in buttermilk."]
["butter", "sugar", "eggs", "flour", "soda", "orange candy slices", "dates", "coconut", "nuts"]