Ice Box Fruitcake Ii

Total Time: 24 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 cups pecans, chopped
• 8 large marshmallows
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (12 ounce) box vanilla wafers, crushed
• 1 cup coconut
• 10 candied cherries, chopped
• 1/8 lb candied pineapple, if desired
• 1/8 lb raisins, chopped, if desired
• wine, if desired

Recipe

• 1 combined crushed wafers, coconut, chopped cherries, pecans and pineapple and place in large bowl. mix well. also add raisins, if desired.
• 2 melt marshmallows in top of double boiler.
• 3 add milk to melted marshmallows and mix well.
• 4 remove from heat and pour onto wafer mixture. mix well.
• 5 if desired, pour 1/4 to 1/2 cup of any good sweet wine - scuppernong, blackberry, pear, etc. when cool enough to handle, form into "logs" and wrap in waxed paper.
• 6 chill at least 24 hours before serving -- the longer the chilling, the better.
• 7 serving suggestions slice into 1/2" slices and arrange on small platter.
• 8 best served cold.
• 9 can be made 2 weeks in advance.