Aunt Dimity and the Buried Treasure (22 page)

Eggless Fruit Cake

Lightly adapted from the original recipe in the 1941 edition of
Rational Recipes
by Gertrude Baker

Recipe

½ pound flour

pinch of salt

1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

¼ teaspoon mixed spice

3 ounces margarine

¼ pound sultanas or currants

3 ounces moist brown sugar

2 ounces mixed peel

milk to mix

Method

1. Sieve flour, salt, and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl.

2. Add mixed spice to dry ingredients.

3. Rub fat into dry ingredients.

4. Add fruit, sugar, and mixed peel to dry ingredients, and mix with milk.

5. Place mixture in a greased and floured loaf pan.

6. Bake in a moderate oven for about 1 hour. Allow to cool.

Note to readers who don't know what “mixed spice” and “mixed peel” are: Both can be purchased at a well-stocked British specialty
shop.

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