Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• TWELVE eggs
• one pound of white sugar
• a cup of the best molasses
• one pound of flour
• one pound of butter
• one cup of sweet milk or cream
• one heaping teaspoon of baking powder
• one wineglass of brandy
• one pound of citron, sliced very thin
• one pound of raisins, stoned
• two pounds of currants, well washed and dried
• one teaspoon each of ground cloves
• one teaspoon each of allspice
• one teaspoon each of mace

Method

1. 1

   Roll the raisins in the flour; mix all together, except the citron; put in a layer of the batter, then of the citron alternately till the pan is full.

2. 2

   Bake in a moderate oven for four hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Statesmen's dishes; and how to cook them (1890) by Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy (Library of Congress), page 36. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRUIT CAKE. BV MBS. B. A. PIEECE. (Wife of Representative from Tennessee.) TWELVE eggs, whites and yolks beaten sepa- rately ; one pound of white sugar and a cup of the best molasses; one pound of flour, browned ; one pound of butter ; one cup of sweet milk or cream, one heaping teaspoon of baking powder; one wineglass of brandy ; one pound of citron, sliced very thin ; one pound of raisins, stoned ; two pounds of currants, well washed and dried; one teaspoon each of ground cloves

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