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Seed Cake

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit

Cream 2 cups butter.  Add slowly and cream well 2 cups sugar.  Beat
in, one at a time, 9 eggs.  Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon
mace, beat well.  You may add 2 tablespoons brandy or 8 drops of
rose water.  Sift before measuring 4 cups cake flour.  Resift with
1/2 teasppon cream of tartar and 1/2 teaspoon salt.  Add the sifted
ingredients slowly, at the lowest speed on a mixer, mixing only
until the batter is thoroughly blended.  Add 1/2 cup chopped nuts
and then 2 teaspoons of caraway seeds.

You may also add, or leave out 1/2 cup each of citron, candied
cherries or 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind or 1/2 cup of shaved
candied orange peel.

Pour batter into greased and floured or parchement lined loaf pans.
Bake about 1 hour.

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