Fruity Drops

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 well beaten egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 cup chopped dates or raisins
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• + cup milk
• 14 cups Albatross Self-Raising Flour
• + teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 4 cup margarine

Method

1. 1

   Grease baking sheets or upturned bottoms of roasting tins.

2. 2

   Sift the dry ingredients.

3. 3

   Cream the margarine very well with the sugar.

4. 4

   Beat in the egg, essence, fruit and nuts.

5. 5

   Gradually work in the dry ingredients with the milk.

6. 6

   Drop teaspoons onto the prepared tins, leaving enough space for them to spread, and bake for 10-15 minutes in a moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new Albatross recipe book (1930) by Spillers Limited, page 10. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRUITY DROPS 1 cup brown sugar. . 1 well beaten egg 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 cup chopped dates or raisins 1 cup chopped nuts + cup milk 14 cups Albatross Self-Raising Flour + teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon allspice 4 cup margarine

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