This is not just another boiled fruit cake
450 g tin crushed pineapple 
125 g butter 
1 cup sugar 
500gms  mixed fruit 
1 teaspn mixed spice 
1 large teaspn bicarbonate of soda 
1 cup self raising flour 
1 cup plain flour 
pinch of salt 
2 eggs 
Drain pineapple,save the juice,and put the pineapple into a saucepan with 1/2 cup of the juice.
Add mixed fruit, butter, spice, sugar 
Bring gently to boil and simmer for 3-4 minutes remove from heat add bicarb
Mix together,Cool completely 
Add  flour and salt together,add eggs and mix blending well together 
Pour into the prepared tin and bake in moderate oven for 1- 3/4 hours.
