Composition Cake
409. Two cups of butter,
Three cups of sugar,
Five cups of flour,
Five eggs,
One cup of milk,
One tea spoonful of dissolved salæratus,
Two table spoonsful of brandy,
One pound of raisins,
Half a nutmeg grated.
Stir the butter and sugar to a cream, beat the eggs and add to it, then the spice, liquor and salæratus; lastly the raisins, which must be seeded and floured. Line your pans with paper well buttered, pour in the mixture, and bake in a moderate oven.