Recipe(tried): Fruitcake for Ralph

Hope this is what you are looking for. This is a fruitcake for people who
don't like fruitcake.

3 cups chopped pecans
l lb pitted dates, coarsely chopped
l cup halved maraschino cherries
3/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
l/2 t baking powder
l/2 t salt
3 eggs
l t vanilla

In a mixing bowl, combine nuts, dates and cherries. In another bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; add to nut mixture, stirring until nuts and fruit are well coated. Beat eggs until foamy. Stir in vanilla; fold into nut mixture. Mix well. Pour into a greased and waxed paper lined 9x5x3 loaf pan. Bake at 300 for l hour and 45 minutes. Cool l0 minutes in pan before removing to a wire rack.