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.