Christmas Cake

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 1 lb. currants
• 3/8 lb. butter
• 1/4 lb. mixed peel
• 1/2 lb. brown sugar
• 1/4 C. boiled or sweet cider
• 1/2 lb. flour
• 1/2 lb. dates
• 1 lb. raisins
• 1/2 t. cloves
• 1/2 t. allspice
• 2 t. cinnamon
• 1/2 t. soda
• 1 t. cream tartar

Method

1. 1

   Wash fruit, seed raisins, stone dates, chop all fruits (except raisins) and nuts.

2. 2

   Sift flour, soda and cream tartar together.

3. 3

   Sift a little flour over fruits to prevent them from adhering.

4. 4

   Add fruit last.

5. 5

   Bake 1 hour.

6. 6

   Ice when cold.

7. 7

   Garnish with angelica, candy pearls, candied cherries and holly.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Worcester domestic science school's one year course laboratory cook book (1914) by Worcester domestic science school, Worcester, Mass., page 111. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHKISTMAS CAKE. 6 eggs 1 lb. currants 3-8 lb. butter . 14 lb. mixed peel i/2 lb. brown sugar 14 C. boiled or sweet cider 1/2 lb. flour 1/2 lb. dates 1 lb. raisins y2 t. cloves 14 lb. almonds y2 t. allspice 2 t. cinnamon y2 t. soda 1 t. cream tartar

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.