INGREDIENTS
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The only items that should remain constant are vanilla wafers and Eagle Brand condensed milk following the specified amounts in the recipe. Any combination of nuts or dried fruits may be used in place of, or in addition to, walnuts and raisins.
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1 box vanilla wafers
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1 (14 ounce) can Eagle Brand condensed milk
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2 cups dark raisins (or about half of a 20 ounce can)
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15 ounces chopped walnuts
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1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, chopped (optional owing to your budget)
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(1) Pretty Dawn showing off her icebox fruitcake wearing one of my feedsack aprons. She remembers her Mama wearing aprons just like it. (2) Basset Creek Baptist Church community cookbook containing the recipe submitted by Dawn's Mama. (3) Dawn crushe