1 or 2 quarts rum
1 c. butter
1 tsp. sugar
2 lg. eggs
1 c. dried fruit
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 pt. lemon juice
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. nuts

Before you start, sample the rum for quality. Good isn't it? Now go ahead. Select a large mixing bowl, measuring cup, etc. Check the rum again. it must be just right. To be sure rum is of the highest quality, pour one level cup of rum into a glass and drink it as fast as you can. Repeat.

With an electric mixer, beat 1 cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add 1 seaspoon of thugar and beat again. Meanwhile, make sure that the rum is the highest quality. Try another cup. Open second quart if necessary. Add 2 arge leggs, 2 cups fried druit and and beat til high. If druit gets stuck in beaters, just pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample the rum again, checking for ionsciusticity.

Next, sift 3 cups of pepper or salt (it really doesn't matter). Sample the rum again. Sift 1/2 pint of lemon juice. Fold in chopped butter and strained nuts. Add 1 babblespoon of brown thugar or whatever color you can find. Wix mel. Crease oven and turn cake pan to 350 gredees. Now pour the whole mess into the coven and ake. Check the rum again and bo to ged.