This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Ingredients. - Sixteen ounces of flour, eight ounces of finely-chopped suet, eight ounces of sugar, four ounces of raisins, stoned, four ounces of sultanas, cleaned and picked, two eggs, two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder, one-half pint of milk.
Method. - Mix all the dry ingredients together, add the milk and the egg (previously beaten), and stir well. Put into a well-greased pie-dish, and bake gently for about one and a quarter hours. When ready, turn out of the dish, dredge well with sugar, and serve hot.
 
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