INGREDIENTS
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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¾ cup white sugar
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½ teaspoon baking soda
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½ cup butter
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½ cup dried currants – soaked in warm apple juice, scotch or whiskey
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¼ cup chopped green maraschino cherries
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¼ cup buttermilk
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1 egg, lightly beaten
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2 tablespoons molasses
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¼ teaspoon salt
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1 cup icing sugar
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3 teaspoons milk
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3 teaspoons light corn syrup
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¼ teaspoon maple or vanilla extract
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a few drops green food colouring