Plum Cake

1 1/2 lb Butter

1 lb Sugar

12 Eggs

1 lb Flour

3 lb Raisins

1 1/2 lb Currants

1/2 lb Citron peel

1/2 lb Lemon peel

1 ts Cinnamon

1 ts Allspice

1/2 ts Mace

1/2 ts Clove

1 Nutmeg,grated

3 tb Strawberry jam

1/2 lb Almonds

1 lb Dates

1 tb Baking powder

Directions: This is a copy of my grandmother`s handwritten recipe, from the first quarter of this century. As with most of her other recipes, there are no directions for either mixing or baking. Liz Parkinson