Christmas Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 3% cup butter
• 1 cup raisins (% Ib.)
• 34 cup sugar
• 1 large piece citron peel (% I1b.)
• '% cup molasses
• Y% cup almonds
• 3. eggs
• 1 tsp. mixed spice
• 14 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 14 cup warm new milk
• 1 grated lemon rind
• 1 cup currants (% 1b.)
• 134 cups sifted flour

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter, add sugar by degrees, and molasses, beat well.

2. 2

   Add the eggs whole, one at a time, beat the mixture thoroughly between each.

3. 3

   Dissolve soda in milk and add to butter mixture.

4. 4

   Add prepared currants, raisins cut in half, peel shredded, almonds shredded and browned in the oven, lemon rind grated, and spice.

5. 5

   Cut and fold in the flour.

6. 6

   Place in a round cake tin lined with paper.

7. 7

   Bake in a slow oven about 2.5 hours, or steam two hours and then dry off in a slow oven one hour.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Girl's home manual of cookery, home management, home nursing and laundry (1913) by Annie Bessie Juniper, British Columbia. Ministry of Education, page 54. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Christmas Fruit Cake. 3% cup butter. 1 cup raisins (% Ib.). 34 cup sugar. 1 large piece citron peel (% I1b.). '% cup molasses. Y% cup almonds. 3. eggs. 1 tsp. mixed spice. 14 tsp. soda. 1 tsp. nutmeg. “ 14 cup warm new milk. 1 grated lemon rind. %e 1 cup currants (% 1b.). 134 cups sifted flour

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