Cooking with Mrs Butterworth

    Cooking is one of my hobbies which I am very good at. So I thought on this occasion I would share with you my recipe for my 'Fruit Cake.'

4 oz of margarine

6 oz of granulated sugar

6 oz sultanas

2 oz of chopped orange peel

1 cup {8 liquid ounce} water

1 level teaspoon of bicarbinate of soda

1 heaped teaspoon of mixed spice

2 beaten eggs

4 oz of plain flour

4 oz of self-raising flour

A pinch of salt

1 Place margarine, sugar, currents, sultanas, orange peel, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice in a pan. Bring to a boil and simmer for one minute. Pour into a large mixing bowl and allow to cool.

2 Line a 7 inch square {or 8 inch round} baking tin with grease-proof paper.

3 Add eggs, flour and salt to the cooled mixture, mix well and pour into the baking tin.

4 Bake in the centre of the oven at gas mark 4, 350f  for 11/4 hours

Next time....... Martha's dainty cucumber sandwiches.