Soak overnight in half a pint of ginger ale (300ml): 1/2 a lb each of sultanas, dates, currants & raisins,  2 oz Peel.

1/2 lb butter, 1/2 lb sugar, 4 eggs,  10 oz  flour, 1 tsp baking powder.

cream butter and sugar very well. Beat in eggs one at a time, then add sifted flour and baking powder.

Add soaked fruit and lastly 1/2 a tsp each of vanilla , lemon essence & almond essence.

Bake 3 hours in a prepared tin at 275 – 300 F.

A prepared tin is one that has two layers of newspaper on the base and then two layers of baking paper that go up the sides as well.