Plain Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 1 Cupful Snowdrift
• 5 Eggs
• Cupfuls Flour
• £ Nutmeg Grated
• ^ Teaspoonful Allspice
• 1 Saltspoonf ul Cloves
• Juice and Grated Rind of 1 Lemon
• 1 Cupful Sugar
• Pound Currants
• Pound Raisins
• £ Pound Citron
• 1 Teaspoonful Cinnamon
• Juice and Grated Rind of 1 Orange

Method

1. 1

   Beat the eggs without separating until very light; beat the Snowdrift to a cream, adding gradually the sugar; add the eggs, spices and flour.

2. 2

   Give the whole a good vigorous beating.

3. 3

   Shred the citron, mix it with the other fruit, and dust with four tablespoonfuls of flour.

4. 4

   Add the juice and rind of the orange and lemon to the batter, add the fruit, mix and bake in a fruit cake pan that has been lined with greased paper.

5. 5

   The oven must be very moderate; the cake should be baked four hours.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Snowdrift secrets (1913) by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer, page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PLAIN FRUIT CAKE 1 Cupful Snowdrift 5 Eggs Cupfuls Flour £ Nutmeg Grated ^ Teaspoonful Allspice 1 Saltspoonf ul Cloves Juice and Grated Rind of 1 Lemon 1 Cupful Sugar Pound Currants Pound Raisins £ Pound Citron 1 Teaspoonful Cinnamon Juice and Grated Rind of 1 Orange

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