Recipes for the holidays

Now that we’re in the holiday season, Albany Herald librarian and researcher Mary Braswell went into the archives to find some tasty Thanksgiving and Christmas season recipes submitted by eaders over the years. All of the following recipes were featured in past editions of The Albany Herald.

Fruit Cake

1 lb. candied cherries

1 lb. candied pineapple

1 lb. dates

1 lb. chopped pecans

1 lb. Angel Flake coconut

2 cans Eagle Brand Condensed Milk

Chop all ingredients (except milk) and mix well.

Add milk and mix well.

Put it in a greased and floured tube pan-pack tightly.

Bake at 200 degrees for about two hours.

Store in an air-tight container.