Put 12 oz sultanas in a pan with 2 oz margarine and about 13 fl oz hot water. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 5 minutes, then allow to cool a little.Sieve 13 oz self-raising flour together with ½ a teaspoon bicarbonate of soda. Mix in 9 oz sugar.
Stir the fruit mixture into the flour and add 2 beaten eggs. Mix all together well.
Put the mixture into a greased and lined large loaf tin and cook in the oven at 180 C or gas mark 4 for about 50 - 60 mins, until a skewer inserted comes out clean. If it looks as if it's getting too brown, cover with foil.
Turn out to cool and serve sliced and spread with butter - there's only a little fat in the mixture so you can feel justified in having it thickly spread!
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