Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 12 eggs
• 1 pound flour
• 3 pounds currants
• 2 pounds raisins
• ½ pound citron
• 1 pound pecans
• 1 pound almonds
• 1 pound walnuts
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground allspice
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons ground mace
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup molasses
• ¼ cup warm water

Directions

The book gives no oven temperature. The 300°F (150°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.

1. Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

2. Beat the egg whites and yolks separately.

3. Cream the butter and sugar after pulverizing and sifting.

4. Add the beaten yolks to the creamed mixture.

5. Dissolve the baking soda in warm water and stir into the molasses.

6. Add the molasses mixture to the batter, then mix in the flour.

7. Fold in the beaten egg whites until well combined.

8. Dredge the fruit with flour and chop the nuts, but not too fine.

9. Add all the fruit, nuts, and spices to the batter and mix well.

10. Pour the mixture into prepared cake pans and bake for 4 hours.