Boiled Fruit Cake

Ingredients:

250g plain flour

½ cup Self raising flour

250g butter

250g brown sugar

½ cup water

½ cup rum or brandy

250g sultanas

500g raisins

250g dates

125g currants

62g mixed peel

62g cherries

Preparation:

Put all above ingredients into a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat and add grated rind of half a lemon and half an orange, ½ tablespoon golden syrup, ½ teaspoon bicarb soda.

Empty into a bowl and stand overnight.

Add 5 beaten eggs alternately with 250g plain flour and ½ cup S.R. flour, sifted with pinch salt.

Place mixture into a 20cm prepared tin and bake at l50ºC for 3 ¼ hours for 4 hours, depending on your oven.