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My grandmother use to make this fruit cake with graham cracker crumbs.
She also used the maraschino cherries. She reserved some of the juice and would add to the fruit cake.
We all loved it.

I have made this recipe and it is wonderful, except that I was the only one in the house that would even taste it, since most store bought fruitcake sucks.

I would think that the cherries are the candied kind. That is what's in most fruitcakes. I would not use the cherries in the jar that had the liquid.

Thanks..sounds good!

Bush and Goddess;

These are the fruitcakes my mom made each year for us as kids, minus the raisins.

Thanks for the warm memories on a cold morning!

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1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped raisins
1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafers, crushed
In a medium bowl, stir together the pecans, raisins, walnuts, cherries, condensed milk and vanilla wafers. Dough will be very thick, you will need to use your hands.


Form dough into a ring shape on top of a dinner plate. Wrap in many layers of plastic wrap and/or aluminum foil. Allow to age in the refrigerator for at least a week. The flavors will have a chance to blend and all of the milk will be absorbed into the cake.

Yes you can use the maraschino or the candied if you like...it just depends on the recipe you choose.

I never ate them with the cherries ,she made mine without and I don't know about them..
She is dead now and no one to ask.

OH, I thought you used the candied cherries. So are you saying to use the maraschino cherries in the jar?

I really don't think it matters ,just drain them well.

i have one question about this recipe. do you use fresh cherries or the kind that you can buy in a jar? i might attempt to make this one since my brother in law loves fruit cake

You make them and store in the (Icebox) refrigerate.r

so do you eat this cold. my mother made baked fruit cakes and i hated them but this sounds good.

I am also going to make the fruit cake. I can taste it now.

I made this for hubby. It was really messy and didn't want to form into rolls, but he says it is good. Thank you.

My mom made this every Christmas for my brothers and I. We would have gagged if we had to even taste the dry, baked variety. Thanks for the memories Bushman!

Eagle Brand is sweetened ,I think it is the only kind Eagle makes.

Bushy would that be evaporated milk or sweetened condensed?

Icebox Fruit Cake
2 (6 oz.) boxes crushed vanilla wafers
1 lb. pecans, chopped
1 lb. walnuts, chopped
1 lb Raisins
1/2 lb. red cherries(optional)
1/2 lb. green cherries(optional)
1 can Eagle Brand milk
1 can flaked coconut (optional)
Mix all ingredients together and form into 2 rolls.
Refrigerate.
Slice to serve