Christmas Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb butter
1 1/2 lb brown sugar
1 1/2 lbs flour
2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp mace
1 tsp cloves
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
3 tsp baking powder
3 lbs raisins
2 lbs currants
1 lb citron, sliced
1 lb dates, sliced
10 eggs, well beaten
1 c molasses
1 c strong cold coffee
Juice and grated rind of 1 lemon
1 c tart jelly
1/4 lb almonds, sliced

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Sift dry ingredients together 3 times and mix with fruit.
Add eggs to creamed mixture. Add flour-fruit mixture alternately with next 5 ingredients and beat thoroughly.
Pour into pans lined with greased paper. Sprinkle almonds on top.
Cover cakes with greased paper.
Steam for 2 hours, then bake in slow oven 300\u00b0 1 1/2 to 2 hours, removing paper last 1/2 hour to dry surface.