Prize Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• Butter, 1 pound
• Currants, 2 pounds
• Brown sugar, 1 pound
• Seeded raisins, 2 pounds
• Eggs, 10
• Citron, 1 pound
• Brandy, 1 cup
• Clove, 2 teaspoons
• Molasses, 1 cup
• Nutmeg, 2 teaspoons
• Pastry flour, 6 cups
• Mace, 2 teaspoons
• Soda, 1 teaspoon

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar, add well beaten eggs, brandy, molasses and sifted flour.

2. 2

   Flour fruit, cutting citron in thin slices, add with spices and soda dissolved in a little warm water.

3. 3

   Bake in a very slow oven 4 hours.

4. 4

   Makes 4 loaves.

5. 5

   Do not cut for at least a week.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mary Jane's cook book (1916) by Mary Jane, Sophie D. Coe, page 18. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PRIZE FRUIT CAKE. Butter, 1 pound. Currants, 2 pounds. Brown sugar, 1 pound. Seeded raisins, 2 pounds. Eggs, 10. Citron, 1 pound. Brandy, 1 cup. Clove, 2 teaspoons. Molasses, 1 cup. Nutmeg, 2 teaspoons. Pastry flour, 6 cups. Mace, 2 teaspoons. Soda, 1 teaspoon

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