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- 1 cup shredded suet
- 1 cup white raisins
- 1 cup raisins
- 3 medium green appples: peel, core and chop
- 1/2 cup marmalade
- 3/4 cup chopped almonds
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup candied peel
- 1 cup currents
- 5 oz brandy
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp ginger
- 8 oz pie pastry
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