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.