Christmas Hermits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
3 c. light brown sugar
10 Tbsp. sour milk
4 eggs
2 tsp. soda
4 c. flour
pinch of salt
2 c. raisins
2 c. currants
1 c. black walnuts
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. orange peel

Preparation

Cream the sugar and butter.
Dissolve soda in buttermilk and add it.
Separate eggs and beat the yolks well.
Add to mixture. Add raisins, currants, walnuts, nutmeg, cinnamon and orange peel and mix well.
Add sifted flour and salt.
Mix well.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 10 to 12 minutes.
Put in can to store.