Blue Grass Plum Cake

Ingredients

• 1 pound of butter
• 1 pound of granulated sugar
• 1 pound of flour
• 1 dozen eggs (white and yellows well beaten separately)
• 3 pounds of raisins (after seeding)
• 1½ pounds of currants (after cleaning)
• 1½ pounds of citron (cut very thin)
• 1 nutmeg (grated)
• 2 tablespoons of powdered cinnamon
• 1½ pounds of blanched almonds (sliced)
• 1½ pounds of candied fruit (cut in small pieces)
• 2 lemons (juice)
• 1 cup of golden syrup
• 1 tumbler of mixed brandy, whisky, or rum

Method

1. 1

   Flour all the fruit with part of 1 pound called for, and do not add extra flour.

2. 2

   Bake slowly in moderate oven for 5 or 6 hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Blue grass cook book (1904) by Minnie C. Fox, page 62. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BLUE GRASS PLUM CAKE R. V. J. 1 pound of butter, 1 pound of granulated sugar, 1 pound of flour, ' 1 dozen eggs (white and yellows well beaten separately), 3 pounds of raisins (after seeding), 1^ pounds of currants (after cleaning), 1^ pounds of citron (cut very thin), 1 nutmeg (grated), 2 tablespoons of powdered cinnamon, 1^ pounds of blanched almonds (sliced)) 247 THE BLUE GRASS COOK BOOK 1^ pounds of candied fruit (cut in small pieces), cherries, peaches, or apricots (do not cut cherries), 2 lemons (juice), 1 cup of golden syrup, 1 tumbler of mixed brandy, whisky, or rum

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