Fruit Cake

1 cup Water
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Shortening
1 tbsp Molasses
1 cup Raisins
1 cup Currents
1/2 cup walnuts
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tsp Nutmeg
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Butter
2 Eggs
1 tsp Baking Soda
2 cups flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 cup Dates
1 cup Candied Cherries
1 cup Canned Pineapple
1 cup Applesauce
1 cup Gum drops

In a sauce pan, boil water, half the sugar, half the shortening, molasses, raisins, currents, nuts, salt, nutmegs, Cinnamon, and vanilla, Allow to boil for three minutes. Let cool. Add remaining sugar, butter, and eggs. Mix baking soda with a small amount of warm water. Add to cooled mixture. Add flour and baking powder. Add dates, cherries, pineapple, applesauce, and gum drops. Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 275 degrees for 1 hours.