Raised Fruit Cake.
3 gills of raised dough.
1 gill of butter.
1/2 gill of wine.
1 gill of flour.
2 gills of sugar.
1/2 teaspoonful of soda.
3 tablespoonfuls of water.
1/2 of a nutmeg, grated.
2 eggs.
3/4 pound of raisins.
Dissolve the soda in the cold water and work into the dough. Now add the butter, sugar, nutmeg, wine, and the eggs, well beaten. Mix all thoroughly, and then beat in the flour. Stir in the raisins, and put into a deep well buttered bread-pan to rise for one hour. Bake for an hour and a half in a moderately hot oven.