Boiled Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 oz. mixed dried fruit
3 oz. margarine
3 oz. soft brown sugar
1 tsp. mixed spice (optional)
8 fluid oz. water
8 oz. plain flour
1 tsp. bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Put fruit, margarine, sugar, spice and water in saucepan. Bring to boil.
Boil for 3 minutes.
Cool.
Add flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
Beat well.
Pour into a 6 inch greased and lined cake tin.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.