Mix: 1/3 cup flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp baking soda, at least 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ginger, 1/2 tsp cloves
Then mix in: 3 cups walnuts, 1/2 cup dried cherries, 1/2 cup dried apricots (cut up), 2/3 cup dates (cut up), 2/3 cup prunes (cut up)
Next mix in: 3 eggs, 1 tbsp molasses, 2 tsp vanilla
Press (I mean PRESS) into greased & floured loaf pan & bake at 300 F for about an hour
If you pour whiskey or rum over it, it is even better.
Serve with one or more of: whiskey, rum, coffee, tea. Butter and/or cheese or thick yogurt on top hurt nothing.