Ingredients
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3/4 c. brown sugar, sifted
1/2 c. butter, softened
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, sift before measuring
1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 c. water or sherry
1 c. broken nutmeats
1 c. raisins, figs, apricots or citron
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Cream sugar and butter, adding sugar gradually.
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Resift flour along with soda, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and salt.
Add sifted ingredients in 3 parts to the butter mixture, alternately with water or sherry.
Beat the batter until it is smooth after each addition. Stir in fruits.
Drop batter from a teaspoon onto a greased tin. Bake about 12 minutes.
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