Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 5 pounds of Flour (17 cups)
• 5 pounds of Sugar (11.5 cups)
• 5 pounds of Butter (10 cups or 20 sticks)
• 10 pounds of Currants (35 cups)
• 5 pounds of Raisn's stoned and cut
• 37 eggs
• 2 ounces of Cloves (2 tsp)
• 2 ounces of Nutmeg (2 tsp)
• 1 ounce of Cinnamon (2 tsp)
• 1 ounce of Mace (4 tbsp)
• 2 pounds of Citron ( 4 cups)
• 1/2 pint of Brandy
• 1/2 pint of Wine
• 1/2 of Rose Water

Directions

1. Mix all dry ingredients into one large mixing bowl
2. Add in Brandy, Wine, and Rose Water.
3. Pour into baking pan and bake for 5 hours.

Source      Cooking in Old Creole Days.

Prepared by Justin Lingo

Louisiana Anthology

June 6, 2019