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Hartford Election Cake

Take one cup of butter; two cups of sugar; one and one-half pints of flour; three eggs; two and one-half teaspoons of baking powder; two cups of raisins, stoned; twenty drops of extract of vanilla; one cup of currants; one-half cup of citron, chopped; one-half cup of lemon peel, chopped; one-half cup of almonds, shredded; twenty drops of extract of bitter almonds; one cup of milk. Rub the butter and sugar to a light cream, add the eggs, and beat for a few minutes longer. Then stir in the flour and baking powder sifted together; add the raisins, citron, currants, lemon peel, almonds, extract and milk; mix to a batter, place paper in a tin, and bake for one and one-half hour in a moderate oven.