1 c chopped pecans
    3/4 c chopped dates
    1/2 c chopped candied cherries
    1/2 c chopped candied pineapple
    2-1/2 c flaked coconut
    I c Eagle Brand milk

    Combine all ingredients;put in 8 or 9" square pan lined with
    waxed paper. Bake at 300 degrees for about an hour or until
    center is firm and browned. Cool slightly, then invert on waxed
    paper. Do riot lift pan until cake drops down. Leave cake
    remaining on paper until cold and firm; this takes several
    hours. Cut into bars.

    This was always set out for Santa Claus to eat Christmas Eve
    when the children were young. Source: Beatrice Spaniol