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MANITOBA

HEALTH

COOK BOOK

Fruit Cake

3 c. b-sugar

1 T. vanilla

1 Ib. dates

1 T. mixed spices
1 t. soda

FRUIT CAKES

1 lb. butter

2 lb. currants

Y, lb. almonds

1 c. corn syrup
4 ec. flour

4 eggs

2 lb. raisins

1 lb. mixed peel
1 ¢c. sour cream
Glazed cherries

Cream butter and sugar, add beaten eggs, vanilla, syrup and
sour cream in which soda has been dissolved. Mix fruit in flour
and add to mixture. Steam 2 hours and bake one hour in slow
oven. A square roaster with loose bottom raised makes a very
satisfactory steamer.

Christmas Cake

1 Ib. butter 4 t. rosewater 1 Ib. almonds

1 lb. sugar 2 Ib. seeded raisins 1 t. nutmeg

1 |b. flour 1 lb. seedless raisins 1 t. cinnamon
10 eggs 2 lb. currants 1 t. cloves

1 ec. fruit juice 1 Ib. dates 2 t. soda

1 Ib. mixed peel
Pour boiling water over raisins, currants, drain and dry thor-
oughly. Blanch and peel almonds, stone and cut up dates, and peel
if not prepared. Beat eggs, add butter and sugar and cream well.
Add fruit juice, and soda (dissolve in a little of the juice). Add
fruits, nuts, peel, spices, etc. Mix well and add flour to stiffen.

_Line pans with brown paper first, then wax paper. Place in
a cool oven, gradually increase heat to 350 or 400 F. Bake 3 to 4
hours. Substitute ginger and vanilla for rosewater and cloves if

desired.

ro re Cake

1 Ib. butter 1 lb. sugar 10 eggs
1 Ib. flour 1 t. salt 1 t. soda
2 t. mace 1 t. nutmeg 1 t. allspice

1 lb. seeded raisins
1 lb. citron peel
2 T. molasses

1 Ib. sultana raisins
1 lb. blanched almond:
Juice of 1 orange

, t. cloves

2 Ibs. currants

Juice of 1 lemon
Cream butter until very light, add sugar gradually. Beat eggs

until light and add to butter and sugar. Add molasses and fruit

juice together. Add flour, spices and fruit. Bake in slow oven at

first for 3 hours. |

Fruit Cake

1 c. butter

4 eggs

Ys lb. lemon pee!
4 t. cloves Y, t. cinnamon
1 T. molasses 1 t. soda

Mix all ingredients and turn into greased pans.

1 ¢. sour milk

1 Ib. currants

Ys Ib. orange peel
Y, t. nutmeg

314 ¢. flour

Bake | hour.

2 c. sugar
1 Ib. raisins
Ys Ib. citron peel

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