Boiled Christmas Pudding

Boiled Christmas Pudding
1.) 1/2 pound butter 
2.) Two cups brown sugar 
3.) Five eggs 
4.) One tablespoon treacle 
5.) Two 1/2 cups plain flour 
6.) One teaspoon bi-carb soda 
7.) One teaspoon cream of tartar 
8.) 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 
9.) One teaspoon mixed spice
10.)One teaspoon Cinnamon
11.)1/2 cup rum
12.)One pound raisins
13.)Two packets mixed fruit 
Soak fruit and rum overnight. Cream butter and sugar. Add well beaten
eggs and treckle, then dry ingredients (sifted), then fruit. Dip calico
square in boiling water and cover with flour. Spoon pudding mixture onto
cloth. Pull corners tightly and firmly to give pudding good round shape.
Tie firmly with string about one inch above top of pudding (this allows
room for expansion). Twist string around cloth about ten times to give
firm seal. make handle from string ends for easier removal. Boil for
five hrs in large boiler with lid. Replenish water every twenty minutes,
or so. When cooked, hang freely until completely cold. Store in fridge
until needed. Boil one hour before use and untie as quickly as possible. 
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