Fruit Nut Bread

2 1/4 c Sifted flour
1 ts Salt
1/2 c Coarse chopped pecans
2 Eggs, beaten
1/4 c Butter, melted
2 ts Baking powder
3/4 c Sugar
1 c Diced, candied, mixed fruit
1 c Dairy eggnog

Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together. Add pecans and fruit. Mix until well blended. Combine eggs, eggnog and butter, add to dry ingredients, mixing until ingredients are moistened. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3" loaf pan. Bake at 350 F. until done. Cool about 1 hour before removing from pan. Frost with powdered sugar icing with rum flavoring and decorate with glace cherries if desired.

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