1 lb. butter
1 lb. sugar
1 lb. flour
9 eggs
1 (12 oz.) box raisins
1 gill (1/2 c.) brandy
1/4 lb. shelled almonds, blanched, dried and chopped
2 lb. cartons of fruit cake mix
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. mace
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 c. black walnuts or English walnuts or pecans

Stir the butter and sugar to a cream. Add the spices, then the yolks of the eggs (beaten lightly). Then add the brandy and the flour alternately with the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Beat up well and add the fruit and nuts with 2 tablespoons of flour added. Stir just enough to mix.

Pour into tube or Bundt pan that has been lined with greased paper. Bake at 300 degrees in moderate oven about 2 hours.