Yolks of 24 eggs.
1 pound butter.
1 pound sugar.
Take out a gill of the sugar, and in place put one gill of molasses,
one pound flour; out of it take six tablespoonfuls, and in place put
five spoonfuls of seconds, and one of corn meal.
4 pounds seedless raisins.
1/3 pound citron.
½ pound currants.
½ pound almonds and palm nuts.
2 ounces grated cocoanut.
2 ounces fine chocolate.
1 tablespoonful finely ground coffee.
1 tablespoonful allspice, mace, and cloves.
1 tablespoonful vanilla.
1 gill blackberry wine, or brandy.
1 teaspoonful soda.
2 teaspoonfuls cream tartar.
Bake the mass six hours very moderately.--_Mrs. J._
FRUIT CAKE WITH SPICES.
1 pound butter.
1 pound sugar.
1 pound flour.
1 dozen eggs.
Mix as for pound cake.
Add 1 pound almonds.
1 pound raisins.
¼ pound citron.
1 ounce mace.
1 ounce cloves.
1 ounce allspice.--_Mrs. A. C._
FRUIT CAKE.
2 pounds best stoned raisins.
2 pounds currants.
1 pound citron.
12 eggs.
1 pound fresh butter.
1 pound loaf sugar.
1 pound flour.
Make the batter as you would for nice cake, and before adding the
fruit, stir into the batter--
4½ teaspoonfuls cream of tartar.
1½ teaspoonful soda.
1 large tablespoonful of ground cinnamon.
1 small tablespoonful of white ginger.
4½ nutmegs.
1 tablespoonful of _best_ molasses.
Add by degrees the fruit and one-half teacup best brandy; bake slowly
five hours. Excellent, and will keep good six months.--_Mrs. F._
_Fruit Cake._
18 eggs.
1½ pounds flour.
1½ pounds sugar.
1½ pounds butter.
2 pounds raisins.
2 pounds currants, washed and picked.
1½ pounds citron.
2 nutmegs.
2 pounds almonds, weighed in shell.
2 tablespoonfuls cinnamon.
2 tablespoonfuls mace.
1 small teaspoonful cloves.
1 small teaspoonful salt.
2 teaspoonfuls ginger.
2 wine-glasses of wine.
1 wine-glass of brandy.
1 teaspoonful soda.
2 teaspoonfuls cream of tartar, in a cup of milk.
Let it rise about three hours, then bake slowly, and let it stand a
good while after it is baked, in the oven.--_Mrs. C. B._
_Fruit Cake._
2½ pounds butter.
2½ pounds flour.
25 eggs.
2½ pounds sugar.
3 pounds citron.
5 pounds currants.
5 pounds raisins.
A large spoonful cinnamon.
1 spoonful mace.
4 nutmegs.
A glass wine.
A glass brandy.
This will make a very large cake.--_Mrs. A. P._
_Fruit Cake._
1½ pound risen dough.
10 eggs.
2 cups butter.
4 cups sugar.
1 cup milk.
1 cup wine, or brandy.
1 light teaspoonful soda.
1 teaspoonful lemon extract.
½ teaspoonful cloves.
Beat these ingredients together and add one pound of stoned raisins,
one pound of citron dredged in flour.
If very soft for cake, add a little flour.--_Mrs. J. W._
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