Put cut up fruit in large bowl and put 3/4 cup of rum or rye over it the night before you make the cake, mix it up.

Cream butter and sugar together, add eggs and mix well.

Mix in spices.

Mix in flour and add grape juice, mix well.

Add fruit half at a time.

Grease pans and put 3 layers of wax paper in the pans, put cake mix in.

Cook for 3 hours at 250 or until cake is firm. Place a pan of water in oven, this will help keep the cake moist.