Cacen Ddyrnu (Welsh Threshing Cake) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb plain flour
1/2 lb currants
1/2 lb raisins
8 ounces sugar
8 ounces bacon, dripping
2 -3 eggs, well beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
buttermilk, to mix

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F.
Dissolve the soda in a litle tepid water mixd with some of the buttermilk.
Add the beaten eggs with the soda mixture and enough buttermilk to the flour to give a fairly soft consistency.
Bake in a greased cake tin at 400 F for about 1 1/2 hours.