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3 lbs. Sugar.
1½ lbs. Butter.
15 Eggs.
1 qt. Milk.
1¼ oz. Ammonia.
4½ lbs. Flour.
Cream and proceed as above.
Fancy Cakes
6 lbs. Sugar.
4 lbs. Butter.
48 Eggs.
2 qts. Milk.
1⅓ oz. Soda.
1⅓ oz. Ammonia.
10 lbs. Flour.
Cream well and bake in hot oven.
Fruit Cake
6 lbs. Sugar.
6 lbs. Butter.
48 Eggs.
5¼ lbs. Flour.
15 lbs. Raisins.
18 lbs. Currants.
1½ pts. Molasses.
¾ pt. Brandy.
Spices, etc.
A smaller and different mixture with citron may be made as follows: 1½ lbs. Sugar, 1½ lbs. Butter, 15 Eggs, 1½ lbs. Flour, 1½ lbs. Citron, 6 lbs. Raisins and Currants, ½ or full pint of Brandy.