Farmhouse Tea Loaf

• 4oz mixed dried fruit
• 4oz caster sugar
• ¼

Place the fruit, sugar and tea in a bowl. Leave to stand for at least six hours, but preferably overnight. Add the marmalade and egg, sieve in the flour and then mix well. Turn the mixture into a greased and base-lined lib-loaf tin and bake at 350°F, 180°C, gas mark 4 for 50-60 minutes, until cooked. Test with a skewer. Allow to cool, and serve thinly sliced and spread with butter.