Rich Boiled Fruit Cake From Mary Killen

Ingredients

8 oz flour
6 oz margarine
6 oz sugar
4 oz currants
4 oz raisins
4 sultanas
1 ts mixed spices
1 ts baking soda
1/2 ts ginger
1/2 pt water
2 eggs

Instructions

Place margarine, sugar, fruit and water into saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for approximately 10 minutes. Leave to cool. Sieve flour, spices, and baking soda and add to contents of saucepan. Beat eggs into mixture and pour into a greased and lined 7" square baking pan. Bake at 160C (320F, gas mark 3) for 75 minutes.