12 ounces Flour
2 tablespoon Buttermilk
6 ounces Margarine
1 teaspoon Baking soda
6 ounces Soft brown sugar
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
6 ounces Sultanas (raisins)
1 teaspoon Ground ginger
2 ounces Chopped almonds
2 Eggs
4 tablespoon Treacle (molasses)
Sift flour with baking soda and spices. Cream margarine and sugar, add treacle and mix well. Beat in eggs a little at a time with the flour mixture, and add buttermilk to form a soft consistency. Stir in fruit and nuts. Turn mixture into a well greased and lined 2-lb. loaf tin. Bake at 160C (320F, gas mark 3) for 75 minutes.