Plain Fruit Cake
From The thorough good cook, 1895
Serves 2
Presented as published in 1895. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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As published
This recipe was extracted from The thorough good cook (1895) by George Augustus Sala, page 217. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
One loaf of bread dough, half a cupful of butter, the same of sugar, a little syrup if liked, half a cupful of butter- milk, half of currants, one of raisins, three eggs, and some lemon-peel. Mix all well together, adding some spice to taste
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