Little Plum Cakes
Category: Virginia Recipes
- 4 cups flour sifted
- 1 lb. powdered sugar sifted
- 1 lb. butter unsalted
- 1 lb. currants
- 1 lb. raisins
- 1 tsp. nutmeg
- rind of 1 lemon grated
- 12 eggs unbeaten
- 3 tbsp. milk
Mix one cup of flour with the fruit. Cream the butter until soft. Add the lemon rind and nutmeg. Add the flour, sugar and eggs alternately. Lastly mix in the fruit. Drop into small cookies. Bake at 450° F. until brown then reduce the heat to 350° F. and finish baking.