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CHRISTMAS CAKE.

• 1 ℔. butter
• 1 ℔. currants
• 1 ℔. raisins
• 1 ℔. sultanas
• 1/4 ℔. mixed peel
• 1/4 ℔. almonds
• 4 breakfastcups flour
• 2 breakfast cups sugar
• 10 eggs
• 1 heaped teaspoon Edmonds' Baking Powder
• Wine glass brandy

Beat butter to a cream, add sugar, then eggs one by one (unbeaten); mix baking powder with flour, and put in, then fruit dredged with flour. Brandy. Cook 41/2 hours, moderate oven.

EXPRESS CAKES.

• 1 breakfastcup flour
• 1 teacup sugar
• 2 teaspoonfuls Edmonds' Baking Powder
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• (Essence vanilla or lemon)

Mix flour, sugar, and Edmonds' baking powder together, beat in the eggs and milk, put into small greased tins. Bake in moderate oven about 20 minutes.

NEW ZEALAND BUNS.

• 1 breakfastcup flour
• 1 tablespoonful sugar
• 1 heaped teaspoon Edmonds' Baking Powder
• 1 egg
• 3 ozs. butter

Rub the butter into flour, sugar, and baking powder, then add the egg well beaten, and enough milk to make a stiff dough. Place in heaps on cold greased oven shelf. Bake quick oven 10 to 15 minutes.

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