Jane’s Enormous Christmas Fruitcake

1lb butter

2 Cups brown sugar

10 eggs

1 lb almonds

2 tins crushed pineapple (drained but reserve the juice)

1 lb glazed cherries

2 lbs mixed fruit

4 lbs sultana raisins

1 tsp nutmeg

1 ½ tsp cloves

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

4 cups flour

Wash raisins. Put all fruit & nuts into huge bowl, dust with flower so that it doesn’t all sink to the bottom. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and beat. Add pineapple juice and flour and spices. Fold in fruit. Layer loaf pans with at least 2 layers of tin foil and spray. Bake at 225-275 C for 3-3.5 hours.