2 1/2 cups Mixed dry fruit--currants, Dark & golden raisins.
1 cup Boiling black tea (I like Constant Comment)
1 each Egg
1 teaspoon Mixed spice (see note*)
4 teaspoons Marmalade
1 cup (heaping) superfine sugar
2 1/2 cups Self-rising flour
Place dried fruit in a bowl, cover with the hot tea and let soak overnight. The next day, add the remaining ingreds. and mix well. Preheat oven to 325 F. Pour batter into greased 7" square pan and bake in the center of oven for 1 1/2 hrs. Let cool in the pan on awire rack. Slice and serve buttered with tea.
NOTE* (Mixed spices: equal parts of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, allspice, and mace.)
