Boiled Fruit Cake

250g Sugar
1 cup water
500g mixed fruit
1 teaspoon Nutmeg
1 teaspoon Bi-carb
125g Butter
125g Self raising flour
125g Plain flour
2 eggs

Heat all ingredients except flour and eggs in a saucepan until it comes to the boil and then turn it off.
When the mixture is cool (and you may like to stand the saucepan in a sink of cold water to speed the process), add the flour and beaten eggs, stirring in until all combined.
Bake at 180C for an hour and a half approx. but check before as ovens vary,
It should be moist and rich in colour.

Fruit may be varied...whatever is at hand, and you may like to add mixed peel, dates, or chopped nuts for variety.

Thrifty Meringues

2 Egg whites
1 1/2 cups caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 tesspoon cornflour
2 tablespoons boiling water

Beat egg whites until stiff.
Gradually add 1/2 the sugar, beating all the time.
Fold in the rest of the ingredients.
Drop small spoonfulls on to a tray lined with baking paper.
Bake at 170 for 10mins, then 130 for 30 mins, or til done.
Cool in oven with door open.

Sandwich 2 together with butter icing, and place in cup cake papers

Butter icing.
Cream 2 ounces butter with 3-4 ounces of icing sugar.
Beat until it goes pale. This will stick the meringues together better than whipped cream.
Tastes great too!