Sorry, Ted. I have 30 pounds of candied cherries, not 50. I must have overloaded my memory and caused an internal error.

Anyway, I just pulled #4 of the season out of the oven and it smells really good. I left out the black raisins and instead used dried blueberries, cranberries and apples. I also invented a (brilliant, by my reckoning) system to "feed" the cake: I mix Grand Marnier and Amaretto in a small spray bottle, then when the cake comes out of the oven, I give it a good spraying, then spray it once a week thereafter. The spraying is much more even and easier than dousing a cake with a bottle of spirits.