Today's Case:

Radiant Mix White Fruit Cake

Re: Radiant Mix
From: Janet
Date: 12/19/2023, 10:47 AM
To: Phaedrus 

On 12/18/2023 10:06 AM, Janet wrote:

Hi...have just been looking at an old cookbook of my mom's from
1959 in Hilo, Hawaii, for the Episcopal  Church. A recipe for a White 
Fruit Cake caught my eye because of the "Radiant" Mix. It may have 
been me asking about it in 2003...can't remember, but my name is 
Janet as well!
The recipe is as follows for a White Fruit Cake

1 1/2 blocks butter
1 1/2 c granulated sugar
5 med. Eggs
1 c. orange juice
3 c all purpose. flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 pkg Radiant Mix
1 c chopped walnuts or Pecans

Cream butter &  sugar.  Add beaten eggs & orange juice.  
Sift dry ingredients & add a little at a time to first mixture 
until half is used.  Add Vanilla.  Mix other half of flour 
mixture with fruit & nuts, & mix all together well.   
Pour into 2 loaf pans lined with several layers of waxed 
paper.  Bake in 300 degree oven for 2 hours.

This recipe was from Mrs Paul Sackett,
One of the Women of Holy Apostles Episcopal Church, 
in Hilo,  Hawaii  1959.

I grew up there  but left when I was about 15. I still have and 
use that cook book. I am about to embark on a Yule Log recipe 
of my mother's that I've always liked.

And I think the Radiant mix was just as you thought it was.  
Dried fruit for fruitcake.

I am Janet Fanto and I live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland  
very quietly in the country.   Happy Holidays!

 Janet

Hi Janet,

I can't tell if you were the "Janet" that wrote in 2003. I no longer have the original emails from then.

Thanks for sending this recipe! I'll post it.

These are my Radiant Mix posts. One has an ingredient list and another gives substitutions for the product:

11-23-2003

12-21-2009

08-06-2021

Stay well, and Happy Holidays!

Phaed