This recipe is courtesy of a Radio 3ZB listener in Christchurch.

Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins or sultanas
• 1/2 cup lemon peel
• 1/2 cup cherries
• 1/2 cup almonds
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 4 cups fine malt biscuit crumbs
• 2 tblsp honey
• 1 tsp coffee essence
• 1/2 tsp almond essence
• 1 tsp each nutmeg, cinnamon, mixed spices

Method

1. Mix chopped fruit and nuts and spices. Cream butter, honey and essences till soft. Mix in the fruit. Stand for 2-3 hours in a cool place. Mix in the crumbs. Press into a lined tin and leave a couple of days. Ice and enjoy.