Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2008

Very good recipe. I chose to make it with the traditional black tea in place of the cup of water. I will make this again.

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IrishMountainGirl

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Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2008

I am English and I used to have a wonderful boiled fruit cake recipe that I lost. This is it except I add glace cherries and a few chopped hazlenuts to mine. Have made this 3 times in 2 weeks as the whole family love it.

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sue

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2007

Excellent! Not rich like most other fruitcakes. I didn't have the candied fruit, so I substituted 1 cup reg. raisins, 1 cup white raisins, 1 cup cranberries,and 1 cup blueberries. Also used brown sugar instead of white sugar.all else remained the same. Very good!

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Darrol J. Unruh

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2007

Don't panic! The mixture amost filled my baking tin, and I was worried it would spill over during cooking, but it stayed in the pan. I cooked it for the time given but the top was a little over-done although the middle was just right, so next time I placed a piece of baking parchment with a small hole in the centre loosely over the top of the cake for the first hour of cooking, removing it for the last 30 minutes, and this gave a much better result. This is a great cake and already a firm favourite.

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Daisychain

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2007

This is probably one of the better boiled fruit cakes that have come out of Ireland. I like it exactly the way it is printed and it is very good spread with real butter. Thanks again for a great simple recipe.

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EILISH40

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Home Town: Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, U.K.

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2007

This is a fantastic recipe,just changed a few things,ie milk instead of water brown sugar instead of white,2 tsp of mixed spice and added a cup of glazed cherries cut in half.this is now the best fruit cake ever look no further you will not find a better recipe,and so easy to make cheers.

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2007

This is very yummy! Note: For those of us that can't find 'mixed spice' I found a recipe for it. 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon nutmeg 1 tablespoon allspice 2 teaspoons mace 1 teaspoon ground cloves

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Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2006

VERY GOOD CAKE RECIPE. I ALSO DID THIS WITH THE WATER I MADE HOT TEA AND BUT 4 OZ OF CHERRY'S

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Reviewed: May 2, 2006

very nice cake and easy to make

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Richard D Evans MBE

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Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2005

I made this last night and it was not very good at all. Maybe it's just because it's fruit cake?

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Jessica

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2005

tried it a love it,easy an hassel free

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Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2005

Absolutely scrummy! And so easy to make - very impressed. Thank you!

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2005

the best yet, your recipe is the way my mother-in-law made it in ireland,and she is 91 years old, i find what happens people are intend to add other ingredints to old recipes and all they do is ruin them .you have not and it is great thanks peggy

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