Autumn foodThis will show you how really fiercely courageous I am. I am about to post a recipe when there is an italian on board. What...
CHRISTMAS CAKE. 1754. INGREDIENTS.÷5 teacupfuls of flour, 1 teacupful of melted butter, 1 teacupful of cream, 1 teacupful of treacle, 1 teacupful of moist sugar, 2 eggs, 1-2 oz. of powdered ginger, 1-2 lb. of raisins, 1 teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, 1 tablespoonful of vinegar.
Mode.÷Make the butter sufficiently warm to melt it, but do not allow it to oil; put the flour into a basin; add to it the sugar, ginger, and raisins, which should be stoned and cut into small pieces. When these dry ingredients are thoroughly mixed, stir in the butter, cream, treacle, and well-whisked eggs, and beat the mixture for a few minutes. Dissolve the soda in the vinegar, add it to the dough, and be particular that these latter ingredients are well incorporated with the others; put the cake into a buttered mould or tin, place it in a moderate oven immediately, and bake it from 1ö3-4 to 2ö1-4 hours.
Time.÷1ö3-4 to 2ö1-4 hours. Average cost, 1s. 6d.
Interesting "raisins, which should be stoned" which suggests something other than the brown wrinklies in the Sun Maid packs.
Matthew
