4 c  Dates, stoned but not cut up

      1 lb Walnut meats, not cut up

      1 lb Candied cherries, not cut up

      1 c  Flour

    1/2 ts Salt

      3 ts Baking powder

      1 c  Sugar

      4    Eggs, separated

      1 ts Vanilla

  Mix dates, walnuts and cherries. Sift together flour, salt and baking
  powder, and mix with the fruit mixture. Add sugar and mix. Beat 4 egg
  yolks until thick and mix thoroughly through cake mix. Add vanilla. Beat
  egg whites until stiff and dry and fold into mixture. Line 2 loaf pans
  with wax paper, pour in mix and bake 1 hr at 350 degrees.