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Dark Fruit Cake

From The New century cook book, 1899

Serves 20

Recipe attributed to Mrs. J. H. Johnson.

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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As published

This recipe was extracted from The New century cook book (1899), page 72. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Dark Fruit Cake. One pound brown sugar, one pound butter, one pound brown flour, one cup sour milk, ten eggs, three pounds stoned raisins, two pounds currants, one teaspoonful soda dissolved in milk, one teaspoonful cloves, one teaspoonful cinnamon, one teaspoonful allspice, one nutmeg

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