White Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lb. flour
• 10 eggs
• 1 scant lb. butter
• glass of apple jelly
• 2 cups wine
• 2 lbs. White raisins
• 1 lb. cherries
• 0.5 lb citron
• 1 lb. pineapple
• 1 lb. nut meats
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons lemon extract

Method

1. 1

   Make batter like pound cake, add glass of apple jelly, 2 cups wine, 2 lbs. white raisins, 1 lb. cherries, 0.5 lb. citron, 1 lb. pineapple, 1 lb. nut meats, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2 tablespoons lemon extract.

2. 2

   Cut and flour fruit before adding to batter, steam 3 hours and bake 2 hours in moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Grange cook book and household guide (1940) by Bodenheimer, E. L. Mrs, page 18. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

WHITE FRUIT CAKE LO SSUCG? 1 lb. flour 10 eggs 1 scant lb. butter _Make batter like pound cake, add glass of apple jelly, 2 cups wine, 2 Ibs. White raisins, 1 lb. cherries, % lb citron, 1 Ib. pineapple, 1 lb. nut meats, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2 tablespoons lemon extract

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