2 Sticks butter or margarine
1 1/2 c Brown sugar
3 c Flour
1 t Baking soda
1 lb Candied cherries, chopped
1 lb Candied pineapple, chopped
1 lb Dates, chopped
6 c Pecans, chopped
1/2 c Buttermilk
3 Eggs, well beaten
2 ts Cinnamon
1 t Vanilla
1 t Allspice
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1/2 ts Cloves
1 t Salt
Cream butter & sugar. Add eggs. Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with milk to sugar/butter/eggs mixture. Pour batter into chopped fruits and nuts. Mix. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet and bake 25 min. in a 300 degree oven. Do not burn.