This is an English wedding cake of equal quality with the black cake of the second birthday supper and the bride's cake of the wedding breakfast, but all three are different.

1 pound sugar.

1 1/2 pounds butter.

10 eggs.

11/2 pounds flour.

Mix the above like pound cake, then add:

1 1/2 pounds seedless raisins.

1 1/2 pounds currants.

1 pound citron.

8 ounces almonds, blanched.

1 tablespoon mixed ground spices.

Half pint of brandy.

1 lemon, juice and grated rind.

Bake in molds lined with buttered paper. Takes from 1 to 2 hours according to depth. This cake cannot be cut while fresh without crumbling, but becomes moister and firm with a few days' keeping.

Cost: 9 pounds $1 60, or 18 cents a pound; with 3 pounds frosting added $1 90, or 16 cents a pound.

August 27.