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Buttermilk Cake

Ingredients

• 2 pounds Allinson wholemeal flour
• 2 pounds currants
• 1/2 pound sugar
• 12 ounces butter
• 2 ounces candied lemon peel
• 1 pint buttermilk

Instructions

Beat the butter to a cream, add the sugar, then the meal, fruit, and milk, mix thoroughly; butter a cake tin, pour in the mixture, and bake in a slow oven for 3 1/2 hours.

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Source

Dr. Allinson's Cookery Book (1915).