Ingredients:
1/4 lb. citron, cut into thin slices
1/2 lb. apricots, dried, steamed, and chopped
1/2 lb. raisins, chopped
1/2 lb. candied cherries, cut into pieces
1/2 lb. dates, chopped
1/2 lb. almonds, blanched and cut into thin strips
1 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 c. milk
1 Tb. baking powder
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 c. flour
Preparation:
- Steam the citron and apricots until they are soft, and then cut them in the required manner.
- Prepare the other fruits and the almonds.
- Cream the butter, add the sugar, egg, and milk, and beat thoroughly.
- Sift the baking powder and spices with the flour and add these.
- Dredge the fruits and nuts with flour and fold them into the mixture.
- Bake for 2 hours in a slow oven in small loaf pans lined with paper and containing about a 1/2 inch layer of flour in the bottom, or steam for 3 hours and then bake for a short time in a moderate oven.
