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Fruit

We carry a very large assortment of dried fruits and we also have a complete line of candied fruits.

 

Assorted Fruit Cake Mix
Glaced / Candied Fruits



Dried Fruits

   
  The people who love to have a snack of natural fruit prefer this medley of dried fruits.

When you bake a fruitcake or holiday treat it is common to use a candied product. We carry a fresh and complete line of these items.

   
 

Everything is upside down....

Ginger is harvested in three different cuttings.

Ginger is a root that keeps growing.  The root is cut for harvest. The most tender cutting is the early May harvest, the next best in quality is the July harvest, and the least important and most woody is the late August-September harvest.

We import our ginger from Australia - so the whole pattern is reversed with the best being November and the third cutting being in February!

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GINGER

A fabulous tale from Australia!





BOB BILLINGTON’S FRUIT CAKES

(Tennessee State Fair winner in 1973)

Each batch makes 6 lbs of cake:   Mix together in a large bowl: 8 oz. Each: red cherry halves, green cherry halves, pineapple chunks, red pineapple chunks, green pineapple chunks, diced citron and white raisins. 2 c. pecan halves/pieces Coat fruit with ¼ c. of flour In mixer: ¼ c. of molasses, mixed with 1 tsp. baking soda. Let stand 5 minutes ADD: 1 stick of margarine ½ c. sugar 1 tsp salt ½ tsp of allspice, ground ½ tsp. of fresh grated nutmeg Blend together, then add: 2 eggs and beat well. ½ c. Muscatel wine 2 ½ c. of flour Blend all till smooth, batter should not be too stiff, may add a little more wine if needed. Mix batter into fruit mixture. Gently pack into foil cake pans, 1 lb. Size or regular loaf pan for 2 lb size. Place 2 or 3 (if small) pans into a steamer. Cover the top with a cloth and a lid. Steam small cakes, 1 lb, for 20 minutes. Steam 2 lb cakes for 30 minutes. Bake in oven at 300, for 20 minutes if 1 lb cakes, or 30 minutes if 2 lb cakes. Remove cakes to cooling rack. Pour Muscatel wine over cakes, about 1/3 c. per large cake, ¼ c. for small cakes. (Cover hot cakes with wax paper and then a cloth till completely cool) Wrap each cake in double layer of wax paper, then in layer of foil. Cakes may be kept indefinitely in refrigerator when well wrapped, or frozen to eat later. Wrap in holiday wrap if gifts. Serve with Hard Sauce! 5 TBsp. butter 1 Cup confectioners' sugar 1 tsp vanilla (or an equal amount of Brandy, Orange or Rum flavorings, or use brandy or sherry or wine instead of the vanilla) Cream the butter, then slowly add the sugar, beating well with an electric beater until creamy and fairly stiff. Add the flavoring and blend thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate until needed.


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Little known facts

The highly unusual cashew fruit consists of both a crab apple (called the cashew apple), and a kidney bean shaped appendage on the end of the fruit called the cashew nut. The apple is shaped like and is the same size as a pear; when ripe, it is a brilliant yellow, red or scarlet color. Like all fruit trees, a flower emerges and the nut grows from the center of the flower.

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Our favorite recipes

Dried Pineapple
Cordial


the sweet taste of dried fruit 

1 1/2 cups fruity Chenin Blanc
1/2 cup brandy or vodka
1 cup sugar
1/4 lb. dried pineapple rings, halved

In an attractive bottle or jar about 1-quart size, combine wine, brandy, and sugar, stirring well. Add pineapple. Cover airtight and let stand at room temperature at least 2 days for flavors to blend, or until fruit begins to fall apart, about 3 months. Stir occasionally until sugar dissolves. Serve soaked fruit as dessert topping; sip cordial from small glasses, either at room temperature or over ice.
Makes 3 cups 

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Half a century of fun

At The Nut Factory, we are also a converter and food processing plant. We purchase almonds from several of the 10,000 orchards found in California.

Our history


Other interesting web sites

The Southern Food Library
Has lots of cooking ideas

All Recipes - a collection
Recipe Knock-offs from Famous Restaurants

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