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Ingredients

2 cups whole pitted dates
2 cups whole candied cherries (red & green)
2 cups whole pieces candied pineapple
2 cups whole pecans
2 cups whole walnuts
2 cups whole Brazil nuts
1 lb butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs (added one at a time)
5 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt

Preparation
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Ingredients

1 − 16 ounce can of peaches
2 − 3 inch long cinnamon sticks
3/4 tsp of allspice
2 large navel oranges
2 large pink grapefruits
1 small pineapple
2 pints of strawberries
3 kiwi fruits
2 tbsp of crystallized ginger root

Preparation

Drain syrup from the peaches into a small saucepan. Place peaches in a large bowl. Over medium−high heat, heat syrup, cinnamon, and ground allspice to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 minutes. Set syrup mixture aside to cool while preparing fruit. Grate peel from 1 orange, set aside. Cut peel from oranges and grapefruits. To catch juice, hold fruit over bowl with peaches and cut sections from oranges and grapefruits between membranes; drop sections into bowl. Cut peel and core from pineapple; cut fruit into 1/2 inch chunks. Add pineapple to fruit in bowl. Pour syrup mixture over fruit in bowl. Add grated orange peel; toss. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Ingredients

4 large ripe navel oranges
1 large avocado
1 head lettuce
1⁄2 cup fruit French dressing

Preparation

Peel, segment and place oranges in a medium bowl. Remove seeds carefully. Peel and slice avocado, place in bowl, cover and refrigerate. Tear lettuce leaves into bite size pieces; place in a large salad bowl, arrange orange segments and avocado slices atop. Chill for 1 hour and serve.

By: MICHELLE M

Ingredients

• 1 pint strawberries – cleaned, hulled and sliced
• 1 pound seedless grapes, halved
• 3 kiwis, peeled and sliced
• 3 bananas, sliced
• 1 (21 ounce) can peach pie filling

Preparation

Combine the strawberries, grapes, kiwis, and bananas in a large bowl. Gently mix in peaches. Chill for 1 hour before serving.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
1 1/2 cup uncooked rolled oats
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup margarine, melted
2 eggs
2 cups chopped apple
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/3 cup raisins
1/3 cup chopped nuts

Preparation

Mix together flour, salt, soda. Stir in oats and brown sugar, gradually add eggs and margarine, stirring with fork until crumbly.
Firmly press half of mixture into bottom of greased 9 inch square pan.
Mix apples an lemon juice, stir in raisins and nuts.
Place apple mixture in oven layer over crumb base.
Roll remaining oats mixture between 2 sheets of wax paper to form a 9 inch square. Remove top of wax paper and invert dough over filling, pressing dough down lightly. Remove paper.
Bake in 375 degree oven, for 30 minutes. Drizzle confectioners sugar over top.