Henrietta Hunt Morgan'S Black Cake(Lexington Recipe)

• 12 eggs
• 1 lb. sugar
• 1 lb. flour
• 1 lb. butter
• 1 lb. currants
• 4 lb. raisins, seeded and split
• 3/4 lb. citron
• 1 lb. candied fruit
• 1 lb. preserved ginger
• 1 lb. almonds, blanched
• 1/2 coffee cup cinnamon
• 1/2 coffee cup grated nutmeg
• 1/2 coffee cup golden syrup
• 1 level tsp. soda
• 1 tumbler good whiskey

1. Mix one tablespoon of flour, one teaspoon salt, one teaspoon mustard, one tablespoon sugar and a speck of cayenne pepper.
2. Add 2 tablespoons of melted butter, two egg yolks and three fourths cup of milk.
3. Cook in a double boiler until it thickens, stirring constantly.
4. Then add three tablespoons of vinegar and boil one minute.

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Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=651006 (may not work)