Homemade Fruit Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 pound brown sugar
  • 1 pound butter
  • 12 eggs
  • 1 pound flour
  • 2 teaspoon cloves
  • 1 teaspoon each nutmeg and mace
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 cups raisins
  • 4 cups currants
  • 4 cups chopped almonds
  • 4 cups chopped citron
  • juice and rind of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup brandy

Directions

Cream butter; add sugar, eggs well beaten, and remaining ingredients. Pour into buttered and papered pans, Steam three hours and bake two hours.