Fruit Cake Without Eggs

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening (lard and butter mixed)
• 3% cups flour
• 2 tsp. mixed spice
• 1% cups sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1% cups milk (sweet or sour)
• % tsp. cloves
• 2 tsp. (level) soda
• % tsp. nutmeg
• 2 tbsp molasses
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tbsp. vinegar
• 2 pieces candied peel

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar, add molasses mixed with soda, then milk.

2. 2

   Sift all flour and spices together, add to moist ingredients, beat well.

3. 3

   Last of all add the prepared fruit, peel and vinegar, mix quickly and turn at once into a prepared tin.

4. 4

   Bake in a moderate oven 1.5 hours if a deep tin is used, less if in a shallow tin.

Nutrition per serving

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 55. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fruit Cake Without Eggs. 1 cup shortening (lard and 3% cups flour. butter mixed). 2 tsp. mixed spice. 1% cups sugar. 1 tsp. cinnamon. 1% cups milk (sweet or sour). % tsp. cloves. 2 tsp. (level) soda. % tsp. nutmeg. 2 tbsp molasses. 4 2 cups fruit. 1 tsp. salt. , 2 pieces candied peel. 1 tbsp. vinegar

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