Recipe#1988

Title: Banana Orange

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2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
 4 tsp baking powder
 3/4 tsp salt
 3/4 cup chopped nuts
 1 1/2 cups mixed candied fruits
 1/3 cups raisins
 1/2 cup shortening
 3/4 cup sugar
 3 eggs
 1/2 cup mashed banana
 1/2 cup orange juice
  
 Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in chopped nuts,
 candied fruits, and raisins. Cream shortening, add sugar, beat
 until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each
 addition.
 Combine mashed banana and orange juice; add to creamed mixture
 alternately with flour mixture, beginning and ending with dry
 ingredients. Turn into a greased, was-paper-lined 9x5x3 loaf pan.
 Bake at 350 1 1/4 hours. Cool 20-30 min. before turning out on cake
 rack. Makes 1 loaf.