Excellent Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 2 scant cups butter
• 3 cups dark brown sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1 lb. seeded raisins
• 1 lb. currants
• 1 lb. citron (cut in thin strips)
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 level t-spoon soda
• 1 t-spoon cloves
• 1 tbls. cinnamon
• i/> cup sour milk
• 1 t-spoon mace

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar together thoroughly; add grated nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and mace.

2. 2

   Stir in molasses and sour milk, beat well.

3. 3

   Add stiffly beaten egg yolks and the wine, stir again thoroughly.

4. 4

   Add sifted flour, alternating with well beaten egg whites; add soda dissolved in a little water.

5. 5

   Dredge cut up fruit with 2 heaping tbls. flour and mix thoroughly in the cake.

6. 6

   Grease two average size baking pans, line with greased paper and bake in moderate oven for 2 hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Atlanta women's club cook book (1921) by Atlanta woman's club, page 60. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

EXCELLENT FRUIT CAKE. 2 scant cups butter. 4 cups sifted flour. 3 cups dark brown sugar. 1 level t-spoon soda. 6 eggs. 1 wine glass of wine or grape 1 lb. seeded raisins. juice. 1 lb. currants. 1/2 nutmeg. 1 lb. citron (cut in thin strips). 1 tbls. cinnamon. 1/2 cup molasses. 1 t-spoon cloves. i/> cup sour milk. 1 t-spoon mace

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