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Black Fruit Cake

From The New century cook book, 1899

Serves 20

Recipe attributed to Mrs. A. M. Baldwin.

Presented as published in 1899. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The New century cook book (1899), page 71. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Black Fruit Cake. One and one-half pounds butter, one and one-half pounds sugar, one and one-half pounds flour, fifteen eggs, one and one- half pounds citron, five pounds currants, five pounds raisins, spice to taste, one-half teacup cinnamon, one-half teacup cloves, one-fourth teacup allspice, one-half ounce nutmeg; add juice of one orange and grated rind before placing in oven

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