Fruit-Cake ( plainer. )

1 lb. powdered sugar.

1 lb. flour.

¾ lb. butter.

7 eggs.

½ lb. currants—washed, picked over, and dredged.

½ lb. raisins—seeded and chopped, then dredged.

¼ lb. citron cut into slips.

1 teaspoonful nutmeg.

1 teaspoonful cinnamon.

1 glass brandy.

Cream butter and sugar; add the beaten yolks, then the spice and the whipped whites alternately with the flour; the fruit and brandy last.