Title: Christmas Cake
Categories: Cake
Yield: 1 Servings

1 1/2	c	Good butter
1 3/4	c	Brown sugar
16		Eggs
4	lb	Raisins
4	lb	Currants
1	lb	Mixed peel cut fine
2	lb	Flour
1	lb	Almonds,blanched cut fine
2		Nutmeg,grated same of mace
1/2	pt	Brandy
1	tb	Lemon essence

Directions: Cream butter and sugar well, add the beaten yolks, then the stiffly beaten egg whites. Put all fruits and nuts together, rub with some of the 2 pounds of flour. Beat well, then add nuts and brandy. I make just half of this recipe and I put in a very small teaspoon of soda. Bake slowly. This is a transcription from my Grandma Dixon's handwritten recipe book. It dates from the first quarter of this century.

Liz Parkinson

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