* 80g Plain flour, sieved with:
* 0.75 teaspoon Baking powder
* 1 teaspoon Mixed spice
* 0.75 teaspoon Salt
then:
* 80g Ground almonds
* 80g Muscovado Sugar
* 80g Breadcrumbs
* 120g Shredded Beef or Vegetable Suet
* ½ Nutmeg, Grated
* 130g Prunes, stoned and chopped
* 40g dried Dates, stoned and chopped
* 80g Raisins
* 80g Sultanas
* 80g Currants
* 80g mixed peel
* 40g glacé Cherries, chopped and rolled in a little Flour or 40g dried cranberries
* 2 Eggs, thoroughly beaten
* 100ml Stout
* 85ml Brandy
* Zest of a small Lemon

===Method===
* Mix the dry ingredients, Fruit and liquids separately, then mix all three together.
* Leave to stand overnight in a cool place.
* Add the mixture to a pudding basin, cover with Greaseproof paper and then Muslin.
* Boil in a saucepan on a metal ring for 6 hours, ensuring that the water level is about half way up the side of the basin.
* On Christmas Day, Boil for a further 2 hours.

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