TRAIL MIX TIN CAN QUICK BREAD

      Title: TRAIL MIX TIN CAN QUICK BREAD
  Categories: Dupree, Lunch
       Yield: 8 Servings
  
  
         2 c  dried fruit bits
         2 c  hot water
         4 ts baking soda
     1 1/2 c  sugar
       1/4 c  vegetable oil
       1/2 ts salt
         3 c  all-purpose flour
         1 c  chopped walnuts -- or
   :          pecans
       1/2 ts cinnamon -- optional
       1/2 ts almond extract -- optional
   
   For fruit - dried cranberries, cherries, blueberries, currants or
   raisins Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two
   1-pound coffee cans or 2 9x5-inch loaf pans and line bottoms with wax
   paper. Grease and flour the wax paper. Place the fruit bits or
   raisins in a large bowl, cover with the hot water, and stir in the
   baking soda. Cover with plastic wrap and leave overnight to plump.
   All of the liquid is used in the batter, so don't drain. Mix together
   the fruit bits or fruit or raisins, soaking water, sugar, oil, salt,
   flour, and the nuts. Stir to blend. Add the cinnamon and almond
   extract if desired. The batter should be thick enough to spoon. If
   thin, add a small amount of flour. Spoon the batter into the prepared
   cans, filling between 1/2 to 2/3 full. Push the batter down into the
   bottom with a spatula. Bake 1 hour, or until a deep, dark brown.
   Remove the bread from the oven and allow to sit for 10 minutes before
   slipping them out of the containers. Let the breads cool completely
   on wire racks. When completely cooled, return the breads to the cans
   and cover with their plastic lids or wrap tightly in plastic. They
   will keep for 3 or 4 months stored in the refrigerator.  Makes 2
   loaves
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