This is over 230 years old.
Ingredients: [‘bread dough’, ‘brown sugar’, ‘butter’, ‘eggs’, ‘cream’, ‘clove’, ‘nutmeg’, ‘baking soda’, ‘water’, ‘dried currant’, ‘raisins’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“1 lb bread dough”,”2 cups packed brown sugar”,”1 cup butter”,”3 eggs”,”2 tablespoons cream”,”1 teaspoon clove”,”1 teaspoon nutmeg”,”1 teaspoon baking soda”,”1 tablespoon water”,”1/2 lb dried currant, washed and drained “,”1/2 lb seeded raisins, washed and drained “]
Number of Servings: 6
Steps: [‘Let dough rise; add brown sugar, butter, eggs, cream, cloves and nutmeg. Mix well.’, ‘Dissolve soda in water; mix into dough. Add currants and raisins; mix well.’, ‘Turn into greased pan. Let rise for 20 minutes. Bake in preheated 325 F oven for 1 hour or until cake tests done.’, ‘Cool. Ice as desired and garnish with candied cherries.’]