Bishop's Bread

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs - beat well
• 1 1 /2 cup flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder.
• 1 bar Baker's sweet chocolate (cut fine)
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 cup Brazil nuts
• 2 cups dates
• 1 bottle each of green and red maraschino cherries
• juice of red cherries
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 tsp. salt

Directions

Beat 3 eggs well, add sugar and vanilla. Add flour and baking powder and salt. Mix well. Add juice of red cherries, mix well. Stir in chocolate, nuts, dates and cherries. All nuts and fruits should be whole.

Line bread pans with wax paper and bake at 300 degrees F for about an hour. Cover with heavy brown paper until bread has risen.

By Robin from Washington, IA