A NICE FRUIT CAKE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 104, 23 June 1911, Page 8

A NICE FRUIT CAKE.

Hall' a pound of Hour, live ounces of butter; a quarter of a pound of sugar, one ounce of citron peel, two tablespoonfuls of currants, two tabicspoonfuls of sultanas, one tablcspoonful of stoned raisins, one level teaspoonful of baking powder, two eggs, a quarter of a teaspoonful each of ground cinnamon anti ginger, a quarter of a cupful of milk. Boat the butter and sugar to a cream, then add the yolks of the eggs well beaten, silt in the Hour and baking powder, add the fruit, shred the, peel, and add it, then add the milk, and whites of eggs stiffly beaten, mix gently, pour into a buttered ami floured cake-tin. Bake in a moderate over for two hours. Tiiis, is an excellent cake to servo with “Dragon” brand tea. This tea is one of the popular brands on the market, the .others being “Elephant,” “Crescent,” and “.Mikado” blends, either of which will please the palate. The Dragon blend is very rich and very economical, in tiio teapot. It is very strong, and less of the tea must lie used, as compared with other teas, to obtain a given amount of liquor. The “Dragon” blend is sold at Hs 8d per H)., and is obtainable from most grocers in your district.*