My homemade cooking

4 tbsp butter
2 tbsp cornflour
290 ml milk
90 ml brandy
4 tbsp sugar
2 egg yolks
Gently heat the butter until sizzling, then stir in the cornflour.
Remove from the heat and carefully blend in the milk, avoiding lumps.
Return to the heat, stirring constantly until custard starts to thicken. Remove from heat.
Beat sugar and egg yolks until volume doubles.
Stir in [...]

250 gr butter
125 gr white sugar
125 gr brown sugar
4 eggs
125 gr plain flour
125 gr breadcrumbs
a good pinch of salt
375 gr raisins
375 gr sultanas
250 gr currants
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp bicarb soda
3 tbsp brandy
1m x 1m calico cloth (which has been quickly boiled to extract any dyes or fabric conditioners)
Cream butter and sugars.
Add eggs, then [...]