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Black Fruit Cake

From The new home cook book, 1896

Serves 12

Presented as published in 1896. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The new home cook book (1896), page 128. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BLACK FRUIT CAKE. Mrs. C. H. Wheeler. Three-fourths pound butter, one pound sugar (brown), one pound flour, two pounds currants, three pounds raisins (seeded), one-half pound citron, one-fourth pound almonds, eight eggs, one nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon^ one wine glass of brandy

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