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Fruit Cake

Name: Fruit Cake
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: Flour I pound.; Sugar I pound.; Butter I pound.; English currants 2 pounds.; Raisins 2 pounds.; Citron i pound.; Eggs lo.; Any good wine i cup.; Brandy one-half cup.; a cup of water.; cup of milk.

From Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide, 1882

Serves 12

Those who choose to use no wine or brandy will use a cup of water and a cup of milk in their place.

Presented as published in 1882. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 66. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRUIT CAKE. Flour I pound. Sugar I pound. Butter I pound. English currants 2 pounds. 204 DOMESTIC GUIDE. Raisins 2 pounds. Citron i pound. Eggs lo. Any good wine i cup. Brandy one-half cup, or 2 cups wine without the brandy. Those who choose to use no wine or brandy will use a cup of water and cup of milk

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